Jivan Lee

Represented by Altamira Fine Art

jivan lee“When painting I’m brought back to simplicities, back to senses, and in a way, back to life. To surrender scripted plans and just listen to look, not knowing what will come is a trust-fall of sorts and an act of devotion.”

— Jivan Lee

Jivan Lee is an oil painter based in Taos, NM. He grew up in Woodstock, NY and studied painting at Bard College. His work explores the nature of paint as raw material, creator of image, and catalyst for emotional response, and is increasingly addressing the complexities of how humans see and shape their environment.

Lee’s paintings are rhythmic, colorful, textural responses to the Western landscape in its many forms, from untrammeled wild lands to urban machinery to iconic chapels. His work explores the nature of paint as raw material, creator of image, and catalyst for emotion.

65 works

Untitled by Jivan LeeUntitledJivan LeeGrand Teton, ROYGBIV #2, Yellow (Hansa yellow deep) by Jivan LeeGrand Teton, ROYGBIV #2, Yellow (Hansa yellow deep)Jivan LeeSnake River by Jivan LeeSnake RiverJivan LeeUpward Rising Light by Jivan LeeUpward Rising LightJivan LeeGrand Teton, ROYGBIV #3, Violet (quinacridone violet and dioxazine purple) by Jivan LeeGrand Teton, ROYGBIV #3, Violet (quinacridone violet and dioxazine purple)Jivan LeeSpring #2 – Rio Grande by Jivan LeeSpring #2 – Rio GrandeJivan LeeGrand Teton, ROYGBIV #3, Green (sap green) by Jivan LeeGrand Teton, ROYGBIV #3, Green (sap green)Jivan LeeSpringtime, Late Afternoon by Jivan LeeSpringtime, Late AfternoonJivan LeeGrand Teton, ROYGBIV #3, Red (alizarin permanent) by Jivan LeeGrand Teton, ROYGBIV #3, Red (alizarin permanent)Jivan LeeSunrise Reflected- Rio Grande by Jivan LeeSunrise Reflected- Rio GrandeJivan LeeAbove and Below by Jivan LeeAbove and BelowJivan LeeGrand Teton, ROYGBIV #3, Yellow (Hansa yellow deep) by Jivan LeeGrand Teton, ROYGBIV #3, Yellow (Hansa yellow deep)Jivan LeeSunset Ridgeline #1 by Jivan LeeSunset Ridgeline #1Jivan LeeAtmospherics by Jivan LeeAtmosphericsJivan LeeIn the Valley, In the Sky by Jivan LeeIn the Valley, In the SkyJivan LeeTalpa Snow #1 by Jivan LeeTalpa Snow #1Jivan LeeBig Snow by Jivan LeeBig SnowJivan Lee
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