Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee
Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee

Video: Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee

Video: Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee
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"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"

Paper is so often and variedly used by creative people in the implementation of their creative ideas that it seems that you will not surprise anyone with works made from this material. But looking at the work of Bovey Lee, you involuntarily forget about everything that you saw earlier, and holding your breath from the grace and beauty of her work, you admit that this woman still knows how to surprise.

"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"

Bowie Lee's work is deeply rooted in the age-old Chinese tradition of cutting shapes from rice paper. The importance of her work lies primarily in the maintenance and continuation of this area of art, because in China itself, this technique is slowly disappearing.

"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"

The process of creating a paper painting involves three stages: a hand-drawn drawing, digitizing it, and finally a long and tedious process of cutting out images using a special 11-blade knife. Bowie Lee uses pictures found on the Internet, his own digital photographs, and scanned images from books and magazines to create the initial drawing. On their basis, a template is created, which in the process of work is placed under the paper or superimposed on it from above. The artist emphasizes that despite using a template, she always leaves large parts of her work empty for improvisation.

"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"
"Chinese traditions in paper art by Bowie Lee"

Bovie Lee was born in Hong Kong. At the age of ten, she began to study Chinese calligraphy, and later became interested in painting and drawing. In 2000, the artist moved to Pittsburgh (Pesylvania, USA) and began carving images from rice paper. Bovie Lee has two master's degrees: the first she received, studying the skill of the artist; the second is by studying digital art. Perhaps it is thanks to the combination of old Chinese traditions and modern technologies that Bovi Lee achieves such perfection in his works?

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