Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea
Until Sat 30 Apr
Korean born Cheon Pyo Lee’s current residency at Swansea’s Glynn Vivian Gallery is an opportunity for the New York based artist to showcase his experimental, chaotic and strangely accessible style to the community of Swansea. In return the community has the opportunity to engage with an internationally accredited artist with an impressive body of work that is both playful and thought provoking.
Although born in Korea, Lee grew up in Paraguay before moving to the United States to study at renowned art institutions, culminating in an MFA from the Yale School of Art. Such an eclectic mix of places to call home has surely had an effect on the artist’s multidisciplinary output, which seamlessly blends sculpture, moving image and photography to name but a handful of his practices.
He has an international practice that encompasses exhibitions, awards and residencies, including those at Queens Museum, New York and Atelier Mondial Studio Residency in Switzerland.
Visitors to the Glynn Vivian can expect work that is largely interactive; there are no neatly roped areas and ‘please do not touch’ signs here. Lee creates art that on the surface appears to be brimming with childlike innocence, there is absurdity in spades yet a darker side glimmers for those who stare long enough.
(CW)
Admission: free. Info: 01792 516900 / www.glynnvivian.com