Patrick Lee (李绍荣) is a Taiwanese artist born 1948 in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Based in Taipei,Taiwan, Lee is a self-described businessman, designer, and artist. Lee is also owner and operator of a popular restaurant in Taipei and interior designer for lounge and club concepts, which has helped guide his visual aesthetic. Self-taught with no formal art education, Lee has been drawing, painting, and practicing calligraphy since childhood, activities which he maintained as hobbies throughout studies in finance and work in the food and beverage industry. After a twist of fate led him to rediscover his love of painting, in 2002 he began exhibiting his works throughout Taiwan and internationally, including participation at the 2015 Venice Triennale representing China.
Read MorePatrick Lee’s works of acrylic on canvas blend Chinese and European influences through his combination of abstract landscapes, natural colors that reflect the ambience of nature and sky, traditional Chinese motifs, and modern mediums and contexts. His works are inspired by his surroundings and experiences in China and Taiwan, often incorporating bold strokes characteristic of traditional ink painting and images common to ancient cave paintings such as Buddhas and perfect suns. Lee sees no dissonance or conceit in his simultaneous appreciation for past traditions and contemporary culture, instead considering his works as reflections of his daily environment with its inherent dialogues of East and West, past and present. For Lee, art is a passion, an exercise in meditation, and a sense of pure enjoyment.
