#TalesOfTime – Steven Young Lee

DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU LIVE WITH A DISTORTED SENSE OF REALITY? VENTURE INTO TO THE WORLD OF ASIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST STEVEN YOUNG LEE—A WORLD THAT EMPLOYS CERAMICS TO EXPLORE THE WAY EXPERIENCES SHAPE IDENTITY. LEE MERGES FORM AND DECORATION TO CREATE BROKEN OR COLLAPSED VASES WHICH DEFY TRADITIONAL STANDARDS OF PERFECTION. HIS WORK ALLOWS THE OBSERVER TO RE-INTERPRET AND CONFRONT QUESTIONS OF PLACE AND BELONGING. IN HIS FEATURED WORK, GOURD VASES WITH LOTUS PATTERN, THE OBJECTS ARE DISFIGURED, IMPERFECT VESSELS. BY DECONSTRUCTING HIS FORMS, LEE HOPES FOR A VISCERAL REACTION THAT QUESTIONS THE HUMAN DESIRE FOR PERFECTION AND REDEFINES WHAT IS DESIRABLE. WE MAY SEE THE CRACKS AND BROKEN FORMS, BUT THE ENTIRE PIECE IS EXQUISITELY CONSTRUCTED, FORCING US TO RECONSIDER WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL. MAYBE IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO RECONSIDER YOUR DEFINITION OF BEAUTY?

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