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Artist Statement:
http://eric-j-lee.org
America, the civilization, is
a production-based industrial
event, and not one of
documents, ideals or civil
revolution. My interest lies
in the forging of the American
character as indivisible from
that of the mill, shipyard, or
mine. The factory is to
America as the cathedral is to
Europe and for much the same
reasons. The relics of our
industrial past are the
palpable remains of our
temperament, voracity and
prodigy.
My paintings explore this
inheritance as found
throughout the rust belt
region of the Great Lakes
basin where the effects of
mechanization were most
starkly realized. Often shown
in isolation, I choose
megalithic and ponderous
structures as archetypal
portraits of the American
character as ravenous,
individualistic and estranged
from history. I scar, detonate
and afflict my canvases as a
reenactment and portrayal of a
brief, but volcanic era that
defined itself through labor.
- Eric Lee...
Further Information
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Artist Exhibitions:
Eric Lee & Jason Lanka Art
Exhibition
L.E. Phillips Memorial Library
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
400 Eau Claire Street
January 10 through February 16
Opening Reception: January 14,
7pm to 8:30pm...
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Galleries for Eric J. Lee:
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Coming soon, State Street Gallery in Madison, Wisconsin
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