LOT 53
LEE LONG LOOI
B. Kedah, 1942 – 2023
Sky, Cloud & Water, 1996
Oil pastel on canvas
32 x 78 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
Dated 96 on lower right
RM 3,000 – 5,000
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. Done in Lee Long Looi’s usual style of elongating the features of women, he creatively brings a mundane scene in life to a whole new level by blending vibrant and fresh colours, making it a visual treat altogether. All the colours and use of space work harmoniously together, unified and pleasing to the eye. The artwork is the epitome of simplicity at its best.