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Leland @ 2010 Very Fun Park (Taipei, Taiwan)
Artist: Leland Lee
Location: Taipei 101 (Shopping Mall, 4F circular square & 5Fouter wall of Fubon Bank)
Date: 2010 / 07 / 16 – 09/ 15
Website: http://www.fubonart.org.tw/veryfunpark2010/HTML/exhibition-30-3.html
《Quoted from Curatorial Philosophy of 2010 Very Fun Park》
“The angle at which one looks up at something determines what we see and the way in which we experience life” – Christopher Columbus
2010 marks the end of the first decade of the New Millennium. In 2007 Fubon Art Foundation made a promise that “Very Fun Park” would henceforth be an annual event and through experimentation and debate gradually developed a more fixed approach and style. This year “Very Fun Park” is a carnival-like event, headed by a group of artists. The works on show in the eastern district of Taipei City are like flowers in full bloom, their intriguing beauty and wonderful fragrance attracting office workers or students on vacation as they pass by, searching the displays out one by one and escaping from the summer heat. In the light of these developments an increasing number of people we know and even those seeing the exhibition for the first time have felt the need to tell us about the sheer joy they experienced at an occasional encounter with art as they wandered the streets window-shopping. Of course, in the recounting of such tales we felt much inspired by the fact that shared memories have replaced unfamiliarity and disassociation, leaving warmth and wonder in their place.
In 2010, “Very Fun Park” contemporary art exhibition offered some guidance to artists in terms of the sort of attitude that should inform their works created under the central motif of the exhibition. On this basis the artists were encouraged to tell “human” stories or to tell stories in a human way, minimizing the need for written discourse. “Gazing Upwards,” the theme chosen for this year’s exhibition, was considered an extension of last year’s “10:10” which sought to give free rein to imagination. Whereas last year “Very Fun Park” encouraged people to face the travails of the day with a smile, this year they were asked to gaze upwards into the vast expanse of the Heavens and reflect on the nature of self. In yet another departure from the past on this occasion a group of contemporary artists worked together and spoke with one voice. What “Very Fun Park” lays out before those who choose to play is a walking map, a collective game, which expands from points to lines to area, as it encompasses a living environment that is very familiar to many of the participants.
 | | | Men In Motion (October 2009) | |
Click HERE for the latest photos of the art show at Meusem X. (Pomona, California)
美國加州艾格詩現代美術館畫展圖片請點這裏。
 | Leland Lee - Getting ready for the art show at Museum X of Contemporary Art
李柏毅在艾格詩現代美術館準備畫展 |
 | | Leland Lee and friends getting ready for the opening ceremony at Museum X
李柏毅與貴賓們共同舉行剪綵典禮 | |
李柏毅參加在溫哥華舉行的全球資優天才兒童研討會
 | Leland being recognized at the World Conference for Gifted and Talented Children
李柏毅在全球資優天才兒童研討會的會中被表揚 |
 | Leland's art works being displayed at the conference
李柏毅的畫作在會場展出 |
 | Leland with conference officials (Stephan & Catherine Klassen)
李柏毅與大會執行委員合照 |
 | | | Greetings from Paris ! | |
The winner of the 1997 Golden Palm Award in Cannes International Films Festival, Lin Zheng Sheng, arrived in Paris to film a documentary piece on Autistic Children. One of his subjects, a highly gifted young artist, Leland Lee, is visiting the Louvre and Museum d'Orse...(read more)
以「美麗在唱歌」獲得一九九七年坎城影展金棕櫚獎的台灣導演林正盛，來到巴黎拍攝一部以自閉兒為主題的紀錄片：「一閃一閃亮晶晶」。由於目前拍攝的對象是位天份很高的二十歲青年李柏毅，主要場景在巴黎的兩大藝術聖殿，羅浮宮和奧塞美術館。 (全文)
 | | Award Winning Director Lin Zheng Sheng 林正盛導演 |
 | | Leland & Karen at the Louvre 參觀羅孚宮 |
 | | Filming in progress 拍片過程 |
Young artist Leland Lee was invited to perform on stage at two elementary schools in Tainan City, Taiwan. He was warmly greeted by nearly a thousand students at each school. Leland was touched by the outpouring of affection from the school children. He came off the stage to greet his fans, reminiscent of a rock star in concert. (read more)
台南市永福國小及忠義國小邀請李柏毅到學校表演，學校近千名學童熱情地與柏毅打招呼，同學們真摯的熱情讓柏毅相當感動，還親自走下舞台，現場氣氛高亢，宛如偶像簽名會。 (全文)
 | | 李柏毅昨天前往台南市永福國小演唱，受到偶像歌手般歡迎。 （記者黃文鍠攝）
Leland Lee performed on stage yesterday at Yung-Fu Elementary School. He was greeted like a rock star by his fans. | |
更多活動照片：
2009-6-11 台南市永福國小演唱會
 |  | | 與同工們合照，主題：『讓愛飛揚』 | 接受永福國小校長的感謝狀。 |
2009-6-12 台南市忠義國小演唱會
 |  | | 受到同學們熱烈歡迎。 | 接受忠義國小校長的感謝狀。 |
The video links below is a 15 minute TV program produced by ERA Communications in Taiwan. Please click on the pictures below to view it. (in Mandarin)
Upcoming Event
Leland will be featured in a research paper presentation titled "An Adolescent Savant Artist:Leland Lee" at the 18th Biennial World Conference on Gifted and Talented Children on August 3-7, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Please click here for additional information.
 Congratulations to Leland, the First Place winner of the 2006 Animagination Art Festival by 20th Century Fox. This year, the Animagination mascot, Stuart, is the subject of the art contest. Please see Stuart and Leland's award winning entry below.
 |  | | Animagination Mascot | Click here to enlarge |
 Leland is an artist. A once-in-many-lifetimes artist. He sees the world in brilliant colors,meticulous perfection and great depth. His perspectives force you to reconsider what is possible—no matter how many times you look at the same painting....[more]
Peter Straus
Executive Director
Prime Time Sports Camp | |
 Leland Lee is an artist of great talent his work depicts images that capture the imagination and behold the viewer from the intense color that instantly grabs our attention. Leland Lee's work connects to all different types of people, different age groups, with different interest. He manages through his work to speak in volumes...[more]
Carlos Vargas
Director of programs
Conservatory of Fine Arts | | | |
 It was extraordinary to witness the results of the commitment and collaboration between you Help Group students and the Milken Festival for Youth. We commend you for your fine artwork, and it is hanging prominently in our two offices...[more]
Rosey Grier, Board Member
Milken Family Foundation
Greg Gallagher, Program Administrator
Milken Festival for Youth | | | |
In 1998, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) recognized Leland to be a specially gifted child in visual arts and has enrolled him in LAUSD's Conservatory of Fine Arts. Leland has received numerous prizes in art contests and festivals, and was chosen by Los Angeles Times in 1999 as one of the 100 Remarkable Kids. Leland's art works have been featured in a number of art exhibitions and events, the more notable ones are:
- Group art exhibitions in Taipei City and Kauhsiung City, Taiwan (2005)
- Group art exhibition at BGH Gallery in Santa Monica (2005)
- Group show with Taiwanese-American Art Association in L.A.(2005)
- Taiwanese American Heritage Week art exhibition in L.A. (2005)
- Group art exhibition at Taiwanese Cultural Center in San Diego (2005)
- Personal art exhibition at Da-Dao-Cheng Museum in Taipei (2004)
- Personal art exhibition at BGH Gallery in Santa Monica (2004)
- Joint art exhibition at Chinese Culture Center in Los Angeles (2003)
- Thanksgiving art exhibition at Chinese United Christian Church (2002)
- LAUSD Arts Festival at L.A. Music Center (2001 & 2003)
- Taiwanese American Heritage Week art exhibition in L.A. (2000)
This is what a family friend said about Leland...
I've known Leland Lee since he was three years old, then a toddler struggling to communicate his needs and desires to family, friends, and teachers. Somehow, pen and paper found their way into the hands of Leland, and the world of communication opened. Every need, every joy, every hurt, everything Leland sees and feels and hears and says is translated from his brain and heart to his paper. His art work explodes with the deep unfettered and totally honest impressions of his soul. There is no one Leland is trying to please, no special audience Leland is trying to reach or reward Leland is trying to attain. His work is pure and simple and in it's humility, it speaks profound feelings and impressions. Artistic preferences such as distortions, choice of color, subject matter and intensity escape from Leland's soul to the paper, every single time he sets out to draw or paint. One might ask what contribution an autistic adolescent can make to a sophisticated and educated culture such as ours. The answer is simple, as clean and unadulterated as the paintings in Leland's collection. Just Look.
--- Leslie Flesch
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