Having moved to the US in 1993, she earned her first Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Subsequently, she earned a second MFA in Digital Arts at Pratt Institute in New York.

Currently based in LA, these past decades have seen Lee focusing on paper cut art. Using a knife as a drawing tool, she creates her work on Xuan (rice) paper, which in turn reflects her Chinese heritage and those early encounters with art-making, which began with Chinese calligraphy, painting, and drawing.

“Rice paper is particularly special to me because it’s the first art material I used since age 10 when I practiced Chinese calligraphy and landscape painting,” she relayed once in an interview with the Chinese Cultural Studies Center. “Chinese invented paper so I also feel a sense of cultural significance and relevance in using it in my work.”

“My cut paper explores the tension and contradiction between our obsession with urbanism and desire for nature,” she further explains on her website. “My cut paper practice is also a nod to my ancestral roots, and is very much informed by traditional Chinese paper cutting.”

According to Lee, historically, paper cutting was a pastime done communally by generations of women in China. The works, which were often created in multiples at the same time, responded to the women’s everyday lives and often depicted images of farm and village life.

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“I have seen that almost every culture in India, throughout time, has left its mark through heritage architecture,” he shared on Bored Panda. “Such a level of intricacy carved into stones during a period that had no modern tools inspired a sense of reverence in me. I wished to portray these ornate vintage motifs side to side with the timeless intricate beauty of Mother Nature.”

According to the artist, each artwork is cut out with a craft knife and takes him around 15 days to complete.

Scroll down and take a look at his work, which he shares on his Instagram.

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Having moved to the US in 1993, she earned her first Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Subsequently, she earned a second MFA in Digital Arts at Pratt Institute in New York.

Currently based in LA, these past decades have seen Lee focusing on paper cut art. Using a knife as a drawing tool, she creates her work on Xuan (rice) paper, which in turn reflects her Chinese heritage and those early encounters with art-making, which began with Chinese calligraphy, painting, and drawing.

“Rice paper is particularly special to me because it’s the first art material I used since age 10 when I practiced Chinese calligraphy and landscape painting,” she relayed once in an interview with the Chinese Cultural Studies Center. “Chinese invented paper so I also feel a sense of cultural significance and relevance in using it in my work.”

“My cut paper explores the tension and contradiction between our obsession with urbanism and desire for nature,” she further explains on her website. “My cut paper practice is also a nod to my ancestral roots, and is very much informed by traditional Chinese paper cutting.”

According to Lee, historically, paper cutting was a pastime done communally by generations of women in China. The works, which were often created in multiples at the same time, responded to the women’s everyday lives and often depicted images of farm and village life.

The post Bovey Lee’s Paper Art Pays Homage to Ancient Chinese Practices appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“I have seen that almost every culture in India, throughout time, has left its mark through heritage architecture,” he shared on Bored Panda. “Such a level of intricacy carved into stones during a period that had no modern tools inspired a sense of reverence in me. I wished to portray these ornate vintage motifs side to side with the timeless intricate beauty of Mother Nature.”

According to the artist, each artwork is cut out with a craft knife and takes him around 15 days to complete.

Scroll down and take a look at his work, which he shares on his Instagram.

The post Artist Creates Remarkable Paper Cut Art appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.