Introduction to Lee's Workshop By LEE Chin Fai Danny

 

The article in newspaper                               The leaflet taken in the studio

                                                       

Danny Lee's Contact

 

Our tutor Sai Ho led us to visit Fotanian Open Studios 2013 on 19th Jan at 12noon. Since I was attracted by the giant sculpture and installation artworks in one of the studios called Lee's Workshop, I decided to conduct a research on the Hong Kong artist Mr Danny Lee Chin Fai's work throughout semester B. Danny Lee is the renowned Hong Kong sculpturer who had exhibited his work at different public area, expressing his onw view towards the natural in the soliditary urban area. In order to have some background knowledge, some infomation provided on the official Fotanian website of the artist and his studio are listed below.

Artist            : Danny Lee Chin Fai
                       sculptor
Art Medium : sculpture,  installation
Background : 
Lee’s works have been selected for “Hong Kong Art Biennial” (1996, 2001, 2003) and " L’Art de Vivre La Difference " in UNSECO Headquarters in Paris, France (2000) and ‘Vision of Nature: Lost & Found in Asian Contemporary Art’ in The Hong Kong Arts Centre (2011) and annual exhibitions of the Hong Kong Visual Art Society and solo exhibition “Landscape Reinterpreted” Pao Galleries, The Hong Kong Arts Centre (2011). He has been commissioned to different public art projects, including the Airport Authority Hong Kong, the sculpture in MTR Nam Cheong Station, which commemorates the Rail Merger and the Hong Kong Jockey Club-Olympics Cauldron for the Hong Kong 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events. His works received many awards, including the “First Prize (Sculpture)” in “New Life” (Hong Kong Hospital Authority, 1997) and the “Second Prize (Sculpture)” in “Olympic Art and Sports Contest” (International Olympic Committee in Hong Kong‧2000) as well as “Secretary for Home Affairs Commendation” (2008). “Received Chief Secretary for Administration and President of the Equestrian Committee (Hong Kong) of the Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Certificate of Appreciation for contributing to the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events “ (2008)

His works are collected by Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong Hospital Authority, MTR Corporation, Housing Department, Hong Kong Airport Authority, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Arts Centre and Corporate and private collectors.

Reference: 

Fotanian Limited (2013) Lee's Workshop. Retrived from  http://www.fotanian.org/members/studio034/