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Brian Jeongyong Lee 🐇이정용 🐉

@bjylee5

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a Right Handed Lefty ✍️🤔 or the other way around?… I like to draw, paint & sculpt ✏️ 🌈🪨 And I love @gleelee29 🎾🌸

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I am lucky to have good people in my life who are also artists I’ve always aspired to be like.
Couldnt have asked for a better collaboration with the legends @rikiohmakesart & @kamuisouzou . Thanks guys, it was fun 👊 by @bjylee5

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Full of gratitude and my heart is full!🫀 🙏 A massive thank you to everyone who came out to visit the show @olyaagallery and share in this incredible experience. Seeing your faces, hearing your thoughts, and feeling your support means so much to me
Art is truly complete only when it’s shared with others. 🌈 🙇🏻 Thank you! 🙇🏻 by @bjylee5

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I’m honored and proud to invite you to “Alone Together” @olyaagallery alongside two of my closest friends and inspirations @rikiohmakesart & @kamuisouzou as we combine our distinct voices in a shared Art Exhibition. Come join us in being alone, together!

📍 Olyaa Gallery, 704 76th Street, North Bergen NJ
🌈 Opening Reception: Tuesday, September 15th 5-8pm
🗓️ September 15th - September 28th

#olyaa #njart #northbergen #artgallery #artexhibit taken in Olyaa Gallery by @bjylee5

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도자기 (Dojagi) magical chaotic union of Earth, Wind, Water & Fire. Spontaneous accidental happiness, the heart of Raku. ❤️‍🔥

🙏 Thank you @brettthomas555 for your guidance and intuition.
👊 Thank you @angelceramics182 for hosting! 🍻
I lava’ed the whole experience! 🌋
It was lit… 🔥 by @bjylee5

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Watercolor Portrait of Kim Sang Gi 김상기 선셍님, Icheon Potter who is known for his traditional earthenware called Buncheong 분청 Pottery made on the kick wheel.

I have had the honor of working and learning from him this past month along with two talented artists and friends.

Thank you Damon and Lui for sharing this wonderful adventure with me. 감사합니다 김상기 선셍님. 시간과 에너지와 지혜에 감사드립니다. Also, shout out to the amazing potters and teachers we had the privilege of meeting with throughout our journey, Thank you 🙏 by @bjylee5

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🇭🇷 Croatia Dalmatia: Windy Adventure in the Adriatic Sea by @bjylee5

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a year ago

🌸🪻Collaboration with @gleelee29 at Patty’s @glassgallerynj 🌺🌷 by @bjylee5

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a year ago

Studies of Patricia Vangieri and her beautiful shop in Nutley New Jersey @glassgallerynj . This studio is family owned and has been operating since 1988 and has become one of our favorite places.
🦉🌷Thank you Moe & Steve for introducing us to this glass haven.
🪶🐼Thank you Patty for your brilliance and patience with us. Looking forward to more projects. by @bjylee5

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Horror Vacui: Green. Oil Paint, Watercolor Paint & Color Pencil on 21.5’’ x 21.5’’ Cold Pressed Paper

#meditationart #streamofconsciousness #abstractpaintings #abstractoilpainting #abstractwatercolor #polyptych by @bjylee5

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🫜🥒🍅 Garden 6’’ x 10’’ Watercolor/Gouache Coldpressed Sketchbook Studies by @bjylee5

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🇰🇷 고모의 공기- Aunt’s Gonggi is a sculptural tribute to family, memory, and gratitude. I created five steel forms in the traditional shape of a Gonggi dol, which are game pieces used in a classic Korean children’s game similar to Jacks. The sculpture I created barely fits on your palm, the original game piece fits between two pinched fingers. During my first visit to Korea as a child, I spent countless hours playing Gonggi with my gomos (aunt in Korean); sitting together in a circle, laughing, and tossing the brightly colored stones in rhythmic patterns. This body of work revisits that cherished ritual through my first exploration in steel sculpture.
Each form was carefully constructed by cutting and welding steel planes to mimic the proportions and silhouette of the original plastic stones. I filled them with sand to give tangible weight. The arduous labor of hammering, grinding, and assembling each familiar object became a calming, meditative practice offering a space to reflect on family.
These five Gonggi dols are gifts for each of my five gomos; an homage to the joy they gave me and the memories we built together. In revisiting this small but meaningful game, I’m also preserving a piece of Korean culture that was passed to me through the hands of my family, rooted in love, play, and family tradition. Through material and scale, I aimed to transform a nostalgic childhood activity into a lasting expression of gratitude and connection to the family I rarely get to see. These sculptures are concrete vessels of these memories, warmth, and love that continue to help anchor me to my Korean roots and family. 🇰🇷 by @bjylee5

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