SJMA Preview - Il Lee: Ballpoint Abstractions

Film preview for the Il Lee: Ballpoint Abstraction exhibition opening on March 11, 2007 at the San Jose Museum of Art. The exhibtion closes on July 8, 2007.

Bursting with expressive energy, Il Lee's drawings and paintings produce the maximum impact with minimal materials. Using the unique medium he has cultivated since the 1980s—the humble ballpoint pen on paper, and more recently, canvas—Lee creates works that are abstract, yet express the dynamic, unbridled power of nature. Born in Seoul, Korea and educated at the prestigious Hong-Ik University in Seoul, Lee earned his MFA in painting from the Pratt Institute in New York. This is the Brooklyn-based artist's first major museum survey exhibition, and spans the past 25 years of his work.

Category:

Film & Animation

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• san
• jose
• museum
• art
• il
• lee
• ballpoint
• abstraction

[sanjosemuseumofart]

The song is listed at the end of the video with information about where you can get it. Thanks for asking! :0)

[yorkie06759]

Il has also exhibited in Santa Fe, NM where his large works were on display in a huge space in 2009 and 2011. I think his work is totally amazing and would love to own someting by him if I could afford one.

[tahiti3]

I saw an exhibition of IL LEE's ballpoint pen works in San Jose. Amazing! Seriously big and filled with energy. The works are great at a distance but up close you can see each individual, continuous line.

[1888junkteam]

excellent work!

[msa1985]

What's the song?

[msa1985]

Il Jeee!! \m/

[altpecander]

That's a lot of pens....

[poetrynart]

AWESOSME....need I say more...thank you!!

[alex10013]

I saw the the exhibition at San Jose Museum of Art . . . FAnTasTic!!! Big BiG BIG works on canvas. This is seriously kool.