Sean Lean (b.1981)
Sean Lean gained his Diploma in Visual & Digital Arts at Limkokwing University College of Creative Technology in 2000. Sean’s work often deals with the issues of fragmented identities and the contradictions between our traditionally Eastern values and the lure of Western popular culture. In his most recent solo exhibition entitled, ‘Motherland’, the artist examines the core of what it means to be Chinese, questioning the shifting definitions/criterion of what it takes to be a Chinese person, and the generational loss and gains of a culture inherited and gradually diluted. In terms of the process of painting-making, he moved towards methods that were more “industrial”, whereby these paintings are done, in a large part akin to, the methods used in automotive painting. The artist feels that the exploration of methods that are more “mechanised” is more relevant and reflective of the time we live in.
Sean Lean lives and works in Malaysia. His works have been exhibited locally, as well as internationally in Singapore, Indonesia and China.