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Paul Lee — soda cans, magnifying glass, string, paint, Xerox, socks, coal, light bulb
Paul Lee

soda cans, magnifying glass, string, paint, Xerox, socks, coal, light bulb

Paul Lee's work presents an eclectic assemblage of everyday objects and materials, weaving together the mundane and the unexpected into a visually layered narrative. The piece draws from domestic and industrial life, combining consumer artifacts like soda cans and socks with tools of perception and illumination — a magnifying glass and a light bulb — suggesting themes of examination, discovery, and the poetics of ordinary existence. Coal, string, paint, and Xerox further complicate the work's texture, hinting at processes of reproduction, connection, and transformation embedded within the fabric of daily life.

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Under the Influence

April 11, 2013

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Paul Lee, soda cans, magnifying glass, string, paint, Xerox, socks, coal, light bulb

Paul Lee's work presents an eclectic assemblage of everyday objects and materials, weaving together the mundane and the unexpected into a visually layered narrative. The piece draws from domestic and industrial life, combining consumer artifacts like soda cans and socks with tools of perception and illumination — a magnifying glass and a light bulb — suggesting themes of examination, discovery, and the poetics of ordinary existence. Coal, string, paint, and Xerox further complicate the work's texture, hinting at processes of reproduction, connection, and transformation embedded within the fabric of daily life.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Emerging Artist, Monochromatic Tones, Eclectic Composition, Contemporary Artist, Assemblage Art, Everyday Objects, Neutral Tones, Inventive Composition, Still Life, Found Objects

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