NanHai Art presents Mindful Sojourner: The Art of Leroy Lee, a solo exhibition of 11 abstract paintings by the Taiwan-born and Los Angeles-based artist. The exhibition is curated by Professor An-yi Pan of Cornell University and marks the artist’s first U.S. exhibition in two years, as his last three shows were in Paris, London and Taipei. Lee’s works are a manifestation of his perpetual exploration of the Eastern metaphysical spirit, with Daoism, Confucianism and Western philosophy at the heart of his practice. The artist considers his work both Chinese and Western, rising above dichotomous categorizations to, as he states, “reflect another philosophical level, which is formless and immense.” Mindful Sojourner differs from Lee’s previous works in his use of more subdued earth tones as an attempt to closer link man with nature. In his painting Mindscape (2015), Lee uses hues of

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