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One thing is certain, Lee has captured in paint the essence of life in this part of HK. As to whether you like this style of painting is an individual thing entirely. I don't personally because it doesn't excite me, but I can appreciate his skills and dedication for the time and work involved in producing just one of these images. It will I'm sure, be an accurate representation of life down to the smallest detail.
It is always good to see new artists' posting on the gallery, we have a vast and varied collection of styles from around the globe on display and added to daily, something to suit everyone's taste I expect.
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I'm with Alan here. They are an absolute triumph of technique and do nothing at all for me. Capturing the spirit? I'm sure they do, but so did the photograph and I'm one of those that struggles with the point of painting a photograph. If this thing called art is about interpreting the visual world and how an artist 'sees' the world then photo-realism suggests the artist sees the world as a camera does. That's not how I experience the world at all.
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Hi . thank you all the comments and compliments,
I am Jackson Lee Kwong Tim from Hongkong, this is first time i visit this forum , just someone send me message and I am query and take a look here,
I Have not picked up my painting brush for 35 years after graduated from Hongkong polytechnic in 1984, I started to paint on 2 May 2014, ,reason to paint again is I treat this as a gift and commitment to my wife , - a solo painting exhibition in Hongkong,
I only know how to use acrylic nothing more, no one teached me how to paint before until all masters visited my exhibition, I am just an amateur painter, I am running my lady retail chain store , I only have time to paint on Sunday or after work, I am planning my next world tour exhibition and engage in new series of artworks at the moment ,
I received some awards within these 2 years , and I learn day by day from all the art enthusiast and art critics everyday .
thx
Jackson
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From Lee Kwong Tim Jackson
Artist Profile
Present Occupation : Director of fashion Chain- store
Jackson Lee Kwong Tim
Born in Hongkong
Academic:
1982 HK Polytechnic Design course Merit Award
1984 HK Polytechnic Illustration course Distinction Award
Tutor:
1984 First Institute of Art and Design
Joint- Exhibitions:
1984 HK Polytechnic Design Graduation Show
1985 Hongkong Arts Centre
1985 Hongkong arts centreContemporary Art Biennial Exhibition
2015 HongKong Oil painting competition 2015
2016 Jun ISAP 7th Online exhibition-3<sup>rd</sup> place award
2016 Jun Taiwan Art-show
2017 Feb Cawah Gallery Weirong Joint show
2017 Nov 21 countries’s artists Singapore Joint show
2017 Dec Bless Asia 4 countries’s Christian artists Joint show
2018 Jan Six Artists . Legacy Art Show
2018 April Artexpo Newyork Pier 94 Manhattan
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From Lee Kwong Tim Jackson
World Tour Solo-Exhibitions
1986 Hongkong Fringe Club -solo
2012 HongkongInvision Group In-house exhibition
2014 Hongkong Shangrila hotel
2015 Dec Hongkong Central Library exhibition hall
2016 Jan Hongkong Visual Arts centre
2016 Feb Hongkong Cutural centre
2016 Mar Hongkong JCCAC
2016 Jun Tokyo Japan
2016 July China Kunming
2016 Aug Hongkong Artland gallery
2016 Sept Hamburg Germany
2016 Oct Amsterdam Netherland (Holland)
2016 Dec Hongkong Tai O City Hall
2017 Jun Hongkong Crossroad Centre Hall
2017 Nov Seoul Korea
2018 Jan Pasadena ,City of Angeles L.A. California
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From Jackson lee Kwong Tim
Awards / artworks exhibit selected from juried competition
1985 Hongkong arts centre Contemporary Art Biennial Exhibition
( artwork : installation art)
2015 HongKong Oil painting competition
( artwork : solid foundation)
2016 ISAP 7th Online exhibition-3<sup>rd</sup> place Award
( artwork : forever Guardian)
2016 ISAP All member Annual Exhibition Honorable Mention Award
( artwork : upstream and downstream)
2016 NOAPS international on-line fall exhibit
( artwork : solid foundation)
2017 ISAP 8th Online exhibition-Ampersand art Award
( artwork : In a better Light)
2017 Jackson’s Open painting Prize
( 4 artworks : solid foundation, forever Guardian, upstream and downstream,
striving for excellence were selected for first round from 2200 entries)
2017 NOAPS international Online Spring exhibition
( artwork : fight alongside )
2017 Art kudos international juried art competition and exhibition
( artwork : Mutual Help )
2017 The Artist’s Magazine 34<sup>th</sup> Annual Art Competition finalist
( artwork : Forever Guardian)
2017 International Gallery of the Arts 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual Exhibition –Best of Show
( artwork : Contentment )
2017 Artistic Excellence Competition( artwork: upstream and downstream)
2017 ISAP All member Annual Exhibition Honorable Mention Award
( artwork : Back Home)
2017 Contemporary Art Gallery Online “All colors” Competition
“ Best in Show” ( artwork : Contentment )
2017 Circle Foundation Art Expo Contest New York
“ TOP 10 Award” ( artwork : Neighborly , Forever Guardian )
2017 NOAPS International Online Fall exhibition
( artwork : A Rewarding Journey )
2018 Circle Foundation “ Artist of the Year Award 2017 ” TOP 100 Award
( Awarded to artist )
2018 Italy Venice - Awarded “ International Prize of NATIONS - Tribute to TIZIANO ”
( Awarded to artist )
2018 Contemporary Art Gallery Online “All paintings” Competition
“ 3<sup>rd</sup> place Award” ( artwork : Live in Plenty )
2018 Italy Bologna - Awarded “ International Prize RAFFAELLO “
( Awarded to artist )
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from Jackson Lee Kwong Tim
Interviews / sharing / membership
2016 Mar HK Free Methodist Art Jamming and Sharing
2016 Aug Hongkong Illustrator Society Sharing.
2016 Oct Hongkong Economic Journal .
2017 Sept Acrylic Artist magazine fall , 1 st Chinese artist invited for 10 pages article.
2017 Oct Exquisite Arts Magazine, 5 pages interview article.
2017 Nov Hongkong Art , writer -Aser But
2017 Dec Southwest Arts Magazine competition finalist interview.
2017 Dec Circle Foundation invited as Circle Affiliate Artist.
2017 Jan Southwest Arts Magazine competition finalist interview.
2018 Jan Daikupao Newspaper Arts page ” six Artists . Legacy ” interview.
2018 Mar French Publication { Contemporary Art Magazine Circle spotlight 5 .
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Lee is calling his work 'photorealism', like a few others that have commented, I consider it to be more like an accurate and detailed representation painted from a photograph rather than photographic itself. (if that makes any sense!).
There is an artist who has recently begun posting her ballet pics on the gallery, Michele Ashby - that's what I class as photorealism! They could be photo's, I can't tell the difference.
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I have to disagree regarding the ballet pictures. They may have perfect proportions but there is something more artistic to them than photo's, I gather from the size of the signature they are quite big (meaning that as they appear on screen they seem quite perfect) but even so there are visible pencil/pastel strokes within them and she accentuates the light and hence to me they look nowhere near as photographic as the Hong Kong stuff which illustrates everything without much artistry in my opinion, and very little use of light and shadow or hard and soft lines.
To me the Hong Kong work is a perfect demonstration of patience and mastery over paint but lacks the soul that these ballet pictures have because even though she has equally paid attention to getting the form right her work is artistic, better composed and not just illustrative in my opinion.
This may just sound like a 20 stone guy on his couch screaming at a footballer that he is not doing it right... but despite my inability to produce anything as remotely skillful as these artists we all know what we look for in art and I think comparisons (to other artwork rather than our own ability) can show the strengths and weaknesses even in technically proficient work... ultimately there are many different criteria to judge art on and as an artist technical may become more important to us (the same can be said as a musician) at the risk of overshadowing other equally important aspects.