Lewis Lee
Whimsical Field I夢田裡 I, 2026
Oil on traditional Balinese textile
90 x 80 cm
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'Whimsical Field I & II' begins with Lewis Lee's travels. Both works use textiles from traditional Balinese clothing purchased during his travels as canvases, blending Southern Hemisphere landscapes with imagination...
"Whimsical Field I & II" begins with Lewis Lee's travels. Both works use textiles from traditional Balinese clothing purchased during his travels as canvases, blending Southern Hemisphere landscapes with imagination to subtly depict the customs and culture of the equatorial region.
"Whimsical Field I" unfolds amidst the volcanic jungles of Bali. During Lee’s stay, the island was celebrating Galungan, with 5-meter-high penjor lining the rice paddies, interwoven with bamboo, coconut, corn, and other crops, welcoming departed ancestors home. The island's indigenous people's more open and inclusive attitude towards life and death instilled in the artist a deeper reverence for nature.
《夢田裡i&ii》以藝術家旅居作為起點,是次兩幅作品均以旅居途中採購的峇里島傳統服飾的紡織物為畫布,將南半球的風景融合想像,細訴出赤道地區的風土人情。《夢田裡 i》以峇里島的火山叢林展開,在藝術家旅居期間,島上正在慶祝加隆安節(Galungan),稻田兩旁動輒5米高的Penjor以竹、椰子、玉米等不同農作物交織而成,以此歡迎逝去的先人回家團聚,島上的原住民以更開放包容的心態面對生離死別,令藝術家對自然更感敬畏。
"Whimsical Field I" unfolds amidst the volcanic jungles of Bali. During Lee’s stay, the island was celebrating Galungan, with 5-meter-high penjor lining the rice paddies, interwoven with bamboo, coconut, corn, and other crops, welcoming departed ancestors home. The island's indigenous people's more open and inclusive attitude towards life and death instilled in the artist a deeper reverence for nature.
《夢田裡i&ii》以藝術家旅居作為起點,是次兩幅作品均以旅居途中採購的峇里島傳統服飾的紡織物為畫布,將南半球的風景融合想像,細訴出赤道地區的風土人情。《夢田裡 i》以峇里島的火山叢林展開,在藝術家旅居期間,島上正在慶祝加隆安節(Galungan),稻田兩旁動輒5米高的Penjor以竹、椰子、玉米等不同農作物交織而成,以此歡迎逝去的先人回家團聚,島上的原住民以更開放包容的心態面對生離死別,令藝術家對自然更感敬畏。