Duane Reed Gallery: Friday, 14 September 2012
STEVEN LEE
September 14th through October 13th
Opening Reception September 14th from 5-8 p.m.
Steven Young Lee is rooted in both functional and sculptural ceramics. His current work examines cultural references and how individuals draw realities based on experiences and environment. Through his sculpture and vessels, he challenges preconceptions of style, form, symbolism, superstitions and identity.
BETH LO
September 14th through October 13th
Opening Reception September 14th from 5-8 p.m.
"My work in ceramics and mixed media collage revolves primarily around issues of family and my Asian-American background.
Cultural marginality and blending, tradition and Westernization, language and translation are key elements in my work.
Since the birth of my son in 1987, I have been drawing inspiration from major events in my family’s history, the day-to-day
challenges of parenting, and my own childhood memories of being raised in a minority culture in the United States. I also
enjoy investigating, celebrating and sometimes satirizing traditional Asian aesthetics, including calligraphy, origami, scrolls,
Socialist Realist artwork, Chinese souvenirs and toys, the game of mahjong, as well as Ming and Tang dynasty ceramics."
BRIAN SMITH
September 14th through October 13th
Opening Reception September 14th from 5-8 p.m.
“The paintings I create are a documentation of memory and the painting process. Not unlike dioramas, the pictures function
as windows into an imagined world and should be understood as suggestions of places, experiences and responses to the
art that inspires me. The images evolve in layers our of various states. As forms coalesce, I guide the picture towards an
abstracted sense of place. The idea of landscape dominates these images, but the perspective is not necessarily fixed,
as they are open to interpretation.”
The exhibitions will run through October 13th. Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10-5pm.
September 14th through October 13th
Opening Reception September 14th from 5-8 p.m.
Steven Young Lee is rooted in both functional and sculptural ceramics. His current work examines cultural references and how individuals draw realities based on experiences and environment. Through his sculpture and vessels, he challenges preconceptions of style, form, symbolism, superstitions and identity.
BETH LO
September 14th through October 13th
Opening Reception September 14th from 5-8 p.m.
"My work in ceramics and mixed media collage revolves primarily around issues of family and my Asian-American background.
Cultural marginality and blending, tradition and Westernization, language and translation are key elements in my work.
Since the birth of my son in 1987, I have been drawing inspiration from major events in my family’s history, the day-to-day
challenges of parenting, and my own childhood memories of being raised in a minority culture in the United States. I also
enjoy investigating, celebrating and sometimes satirizing traditional Asian aesthetics, including calligraphy, origami, scrolls,
Socialist Realist artwork, Chinese souvenirs and toys, the game of mahjong, as well as Ming and Tang dynasty ceramics."
BRIAN SMITH
September 14th through October 13th
Opening Reception September 14th from 5-8 p.m.
“The paintings I create are a documentation of memory and the painting process. Not unlike dioramas, the pictures function
as windows into an imagined world and should be understood as suggestions of places, experiences and responses to the
art that inspires me. The images evolve in layers our of various states. As forms coalesce, I guide the picture towards an
abstracted sense of place. The idea of landscape dominates these images, but the perspective is not necessarily fixed,
as they are open to interpretation.”
The exhibitions will run through October 13th. Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10-5pm.
DUANE REED GALLERY
4729 McPHERSON AVE.
ST. LOUIS, MO 63108
314.361.4100
F. 314.361.4102
INFO@DUANEREEDGALLERY.COM
WWW.DUANEREEDGALLERY.COM
4729 McPHERSON AVE.
ST. LOUIS, MO 63108
314.361.4100
F. 314.361.4102
INFO@DUANEREEDGALLERY.COM
WWW.DUANEREEDGALLERY.COM
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