A Solo Exhibition by Seung Lee　April 5th — April 27th, 2024

Wada Garou Tokyo is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Seung Lee.

Seung Lee is a mature painter who came to America from Korea when he was 15. Far from his homeland and greatly influenced by the West, he saw in the "bamboo," which certainly stands beautifully in any environment, a strong figure that supports the spirit and aesthetics of Asia.

Bamboo is a symbol of strength, flexibility, and health, but it also symbolizes a history that stretches from ancient times to the present. Having experienced both Eastern and Western cultures, Lee's graceful lines depict bamboo, while at the same time, they also reflect his psychological struggles as an immigrant to faraway lands, and this is connected to the great aesthetic that has shaped his work. His works seems to speak of history while upholding diversity.

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ARTIST STATEMENT 
To me, creation has become a therapeutic habit more so than trying to create a masterpiece. It is my own personal visual diary: art is life and life is art. Since I came to the US without knowing the language or culture, making art was my way of expressing my thoughts and feelings. Art became a necessary tool for survival for me but in the bigger picture, I want to capture my daily experiences and thoughts as honestly as possible in art that can be timeless. — from the artist interview

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INFORMATION
A Solo Exhibition by Seung Lee
April 5th — April 27th, 2024
Opening Friday, April 5th from 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Tuesday to Saturday 1:00 – 6:30 PM *Closed on Sundays, Mondays and national holidays.
 
Wada Garou Tokyo
Matsuzawa 10 Bldg. 3F, 3-5-16 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 1040061
Tel/Fax：03-6263-2404 ｜ Email：[email protected]

PROFILE
Seung Lee is a Korean-American contemporary artist and a Professor of Art at Long Island University Post. His paintings, drawings, and large-scale installations have been exhibited extensively in the US as well as internationally: Italy, France, Germany, Japan, China, and Korea. He has received numerous reviews in the New York Times, Newsday, Radio Interview with RTHK (HONG KONG), Kyoto Times, Korea Daily News, Busan Daily, Art Word magazine, Art Price magazine, Art in Culture magazine, Art and People magazine, and more, and selected for Woori Bank of Korea’s 2018 VIP Calendar. 
 
Seung Lee received many awards; New York State Governor, Nassau County Supervisor, Suffolk County Supervisor, New Jersey City Mayor, and in 2011, Seung was awarded as “Best International Korean Artist" from Korean Art Association.
Seung has been an invited panelist in National Endowment for the Arts, Maine Fellowship, Decentralization Grants for New York Artists, International Documentary Film Festival, Berkshire Museum, Long Island Museum, Heckscher Art Museum, Islip Art Museum, International Nature Art Biennial, etc.
 
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