Tae Lee, originally from Seoul, South Korea, is currently a Los Angeles based artist and illustrator.
Image courtesy of artist.
From Tae Lee's website, his description for his art is as follows: 'As an outside observer, I become fascinated by the conviction humanity have in their beliefs. Curiously, a person's ethical morality is cooked with a recipe of goodness and righteousness, as their own lives are built on the backs of so many. In a quick overview of life as a Hollywood film, the villains would often be portrayed as some heartless wolf-like Wall Street tycoon. Yet, the heroic working class protesters of Occupy Wall Street are sharing information using electronics loaded with blood soaked conflict-minerals from some hellish mine in the Congo, assembled into completion by the machine-like hands of Asian sweatshop "workers". (I am also typing this on a Macbook) In the words of Bill Callihan, "there's blood on the seas if you map em."
The hypocritical and cyclical tendencies of the material world can only be soothed by the light of empathy, an effort mystics and shamans from times past have all championed. The illuminated visages of the Holy Mary and the Great Buddha radiate a similar empathy, their peace not denying the great cost of sustaining life. This grace, used to navigate through this tumultuous and ultimately comedic lifetime, is the realm in which I seek to explore my art.'
"Everything Is Everything" by Tae Lee. (Image courtesy of artist)
Lee is one of the participating artists for the Fierce Tidings art exhibition (March 31 - July 15) at the Gene Siskel Film Center in conjunction with the FAAIM 22nd Annual Asian American Showcase which ran March 31st through April 12th, 2017.
"I Love Frida" by Tae Lee (Image courtesy of artist)
"To the flora and to the fauna" by Tae Lee (Image courtesy of artist)
"Universal Cream" by Tae Lee (Image courtesy of artist)
Illustration for Mangchi (Courtesy of artist)
Illustration for Mangchi (Image courtesy of artist)
See more of Tae Lee's work on http://taelee.net // Instagram @taelien // Join us at the Fierce Tidings art exhibition running Friday, March 31, 2017 - July 15, 2017.