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Contact:
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2 Rules Fine Art
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2 RULES FINE ART GALLERY’S UPCOMING SHOW “URBAN LAYERS”
TAKES VIEWERS ON A VIVID GLOBAL URBAN ODYSSEY
Work by NYC Artist Kang Joo Lee Opens April 6
ATLANTA (February 9, 2012) – On April 6, Atlanta’s newest fine art and design gallery
run by a mother-daughter art-business duo, 2 Rules Fine Art, will unveil its latest solo
exhibition by painter/printmaker Kang Joo Lee featuring pieces from her most recent
body of work, “Urban Layers.”
Kang Joo Lee, a painter/printmaker from New York, N.Y., will be unveiling large-scale
etchings and paintings. Born in Seoul and having lived in Chicago and New York City,
Lee’s artwork reflects her personal experiences of living in the midst of these massive
and dynamic urban spaces. She creates frenetic and evocative depictions of the
underlying emotional landscape of these urban spaces. Lee’s large-scale pieces are
often in excess of 9 feet in length and are created by layering screen-printing and
painting. The scale is intentionally chosen to give the viewer a sense of being immersed
in the urban environment.
Prior to exhibiting with 2 Rules Fine Art, Lee participated in solo and group shows in
Seoul, Chicago and New York. She is an associate art director at PI Art Center in New
York and New Jersey, an international art school where many foreign students study and
develop their portfolios before transferring to U.S. universities and art schools.
The April 6 opening reception will be held at 85 Church St. (on Church St. between Mill
St. and Hansell St.) from 6 to 9 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and will
include live music and refreshments. The show will remain up through April 28, 2012.
Gallery hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Unlike many Atlanta-area art galleries with a fine art focus, 2 Rules Fine Art also
features great design. The brainchild of mother and sculptor Lois Rule and daughter
and graphic designer/educator Becky Rule, 2 Rules Fine Art gallery bridges the gap
between what is considered fine art and great design by showcasing creative works that
utilize or reference commercial processes and themes.
About 2 Rules Fine Art
Founded in 2011, 2 Rules Fine Art is an Atlanta area art gallery whose mission is to pave the way
for the presentation and promotion of works of art and design that utilize or reference commercial
processes and themes. In doing so, 2 Rules Fine Art seeks to bridge the gap between what is
considered fine art and what is considered great design. As society advances technologically,
methods for creating objects and printed works become more and more digitized and
commoditized; as a result, many traditionally commercial skills are becoming more and more
scarce. Those individuals that still create using these forgotten media are doing so not for mass
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production, but to produce limited or original works that have become, by their very rarity, works
of art. In addition to works that use these commercial processes, 2 Rules Fine Art displays
paintings and other traditional media that reference designed or commercial items, an
increasingly popular notion given society's bombardment by advertising. These works use
typography, stencils and imagery reminiscent of printed books or flyers and repeating patterns. 2
Rules Fine Art is located in Atlanta’s premiere art market, Marietta, Ga., at 85 Church Street. For
more information, please visit www.2rulesfineart.com or call (770) 609-9278.
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