From the Artist
When I first came to America, I brought images in my head with me. I developed skills in a western art form—printmaking. My ideas (images from the East) manifest in a western art form which I feel helps to create an international bridge between the two cultures. Today, I once again work in Chinese painting and calligraphy as well as printmaking. Chinese see my work as western; westerners see my work as Chinese. As for me, I wish to use an international language.
—Excerpted from https://chenlokleeartist.com/, accessed 6-29-2021
Chinese artist and master printmaker Chen Lok Lee earned a BA from the Canton Public Art College in China, and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University, Philadelphia and Rome.
Lee’s work was exhibited a...