I had the pleasure of contacting and talking to a new media artist by the name of Alex M Lee. He was born in Seoul Korea. His family moved to the US and they settled in Connecticut. He visits Seoul quite often and finds that Seoul has become "one of the most wired countries in the world."
"Darkroom (Hanging Prints)," Computer Drawing. 2009
"Darkroom (Clock and Light)," Computer Drawing. 2010
"Untitled (First Photograph Ever)," Computer Drawing. 2008
He is a digital artist that incorporates his art experience around the idea of making images. He began working with analog photography at first, then slowly transitioned to digital as the photographic field went digital. He explained to me that his process of dealing with photography developed alongside the same time that the industry went digital. He said, " I transitioned to 3D modeling and animation because I saw more possibilities with furthering the discussion of materiality, form, structure, and artifice."
Haeshigae (for Proust)
https://vimeo.com/36066402
In talking about his work Alex explained that ultimately he is "trying to come up with imagery that evokes our understanding of the world around us." He uses the temporary tools at hand and the extend of technology to guide his work. His transition from still imagery to time based works was inspired by the possibilities he saw in 3D. This artist grabbed my attention because he gave a lecture on campus and I liked how he used 3D in order to explore the process of image making on the computer. I always like how artist like Alex take different paths to explore different ways of seeing things, but use some of the same material I am familiar with.
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