Kailua, HI
Book of R’s 2003
Transformed Books
15.5"h x 15.5"w x 11.5"d
$1800
Phoenix9@hawaii.rr.com
www.jacquelinerushlee.com
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As an artist I am inspired by the materials, colors and forms that I find in my everyday environment. I am particularly drawn to objects that record physical processes or bear the imperfections and scars of life. Intuitively chosen, these objects suggest layered metaphors of knowledge and corporeality as an embodiment of the transitory nature of the body, thoughts, memories, or one’s life experiences.
Each body of artwork that I create is a personal and visual representation of events, philosophies and transformations that have shaped my life. These recurring or transient themes manifest themselves in art works that express ideas in veiled layers of meaning.
For a decade I have found myself drawn to the intimate, tactile, and symbolic qualities of used books. I am interested in how these recycled books come with their own histories of use and meaning and how they serve as potent vehicles of expression. With the idea of working with the books as my canvas or building block, I transform them into sculptures that explore and redefine the book as familiar object, medium, and archetypal form. By scrambling the formal arrangement of the book and transposing its material and conceptual qualities, I aim to create evocative art forms that suggest an alternative narrative.
Artist Biography
Jacqueline Rush Lee is an artist originally from Northern Ireland who lives and works in Kailua, Oahu. She exhibits her artwork nationally and internationally and her work is in private and public collections. She has an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a BFA in Ceramics with Distinction. An award winning artist, she was invited to exhibit a body of work at the Contemporary Museum’s Biennial of Hawaii Artists in 2005. She will be the featured artist at the Center for Book Arts in New York in January of 2009 showcasing works from the Biennial and her 2002 solo exhibition Volumes.
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