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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...
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Artist Exhibitions:
June 27 - July 25, 2009
Sawdust City
Many of my large works are
currently on display here:
The FIrst Ammendment -
Minneapolis, MN 55413 - 1101
Stinson Blvd,
basement rooms A & B...
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Artist Galleries:
Coming soon, State Street
Gallery in Madison,
Wisconsin...
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