LOT 16
LEE LONG LOOI
B. Kedah, 1942 – 2023
Fishing Village 1970’s / Two Sisters, 1970’s
Batik
47 x 63 cm / 45 x 45 cm (2 artworks)
Private Collection, Canada
Signed “LongLooi Lee” on lower right
RM 2,500 – 5,000
Lee Long Looi creatively brings a fishing village scene such as this work to a whole new level by using muted hues of maroon and earthy brown, making it a visual treat altogether. All the colours, shapes and use of space work harmoniously together, unified and pleasing to the eye. The artwork is the epitome of simplicity at its best. This endearing and happy piece is filled with Lee Long Looi’s personality, the drawn out features of the subjects, the simplicity that is the palette and the techniques and the entire piece put together is effortlessly appealing. Lee Long Looi only incorporates limited colours in this canvas, choosing instead to keep it simple but at the same time, seems to be lost in thought, quiet and demure or a slight bit wary. Born in 1942 in Kedah, Malaysia, Lee Long Looi graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore and moved to New York to further his studies at the Art Students League and then at the Pratt Institute. He combines both elements of his Asian heritage and Western techniques in his paintings, and his works are displayed in Citibank, ABC Television, the Gulf Bank of Miami and many more.