This video provides you with a walkthrough of artist David Choong Lee’s current solo exhibition titled Organic Updates at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. David Choong Lee presents large altar-like wall sculptures. The multidimensional murals combine abstract and figurative elements. He’s been influenced by such diverse sources as Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Sukdo, and underground music DJ scenes. His own artistic style that is a combination of graffiti, collage, portrait, and classical realistic skill with bold graphic elements. The exhibition Organic Updates at 111 Minna Gallery runs until February 23, 2013.
David Choong Lee was born in 1966 in Seoul, Korea. He moved to the USA in 1993. In 1997 he graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He has been teaching figurative art at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco from 1998. David Choong Lee lives and works in San Francisco.
111 Minna Gallery is located in the SOMA district of downtown San Francisco in walking distance from SFMOMA. The gallery’s space is an urban industrial warehouse. Established in 1993, 111 Minna Gallery features exhibitions of contemporary art, life performance, film screenings, and DJ’s.
David Choong Lee: Organic Updates. Solo exhibition at 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco.
Opening Reception, February 1, 2013. Video: Ross Stanley.
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