Il Lee and Sandra Sunnyo Lee

  • Il Lee, Untitled 978W, 1997-98. Ballpoint pen on paper. Courtesy of the Artist and Art Projects International, New York.

  • Sandra Sunnyo Lee, Dream Series, 2004. Oil on canvas. Collection of the San Jose Museum of Art. Gift of Inja Yang and Kyung H. Yoon.

    SJMA's Di Napoli Skybridge exhibition featured work by two artists with similar cultural roots who work in distinctly different styles. Il Lee is best known for his historically grounded abstract work using ballpoint pen on paper and canvas, works rooted in the traditions of Asian calligraphy. Sandra Sunnyo Lee creates closely cropped frontal images of the face using oil on canvas, which is informed by her exploration of fundamental life themes.

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