Annesta Le

Brooklyn, NY, USA

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Biography

Annesta Le (b. 1980) is a multimedia artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY.

Le left the University of Texas where she was studying computer science and, following intensive work with a Jungian psychoanalyst and a life-altering visit to the Brazilian rainforest, she shifted from occasional drawing and painting at home to a rigorous studio practice. As the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, the work of positioning herself vis-a-vis society and finding ways to translate her inner life is an ongoing process. Her work can be divided into two very different, but parallel (and occasionally overlapping) practices: hand sculpting in illuminated neon and drawing in marker. The artist creates the shapes through an intensively intuitive process that imbues minimalist works with a bodily and psychic presence.

Verdurous No. 1

Verdurous No. 1, 2020

Glass, argon, wire, 9"H x 37"W

Wild Mammaries No. 1

Wild Mammaries No. 1, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Wild Mammaries No. 2

Wild Mammaries No. 2, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Wild Mammaries No. 4

Wild Mammaries No. 4, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Twentytwenty

Twentytwenty, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Words cannot express

Words cannot express, 2020

Coated glass, argon, wire, 86"H x 93"W

Soft desires

Soft desires, 2020

coated glass, argon, wire, 14"H x 18"W

–American No. 3

–American No. 3, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Freshly Green

Freshly Green, 2020

Glass, argon, wire, 7"H x 22"W

Frayed States

Frayed States, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Untitled

Untitled, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Wilds

Wilds, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Untitled

Untitled, 2020

Marker on paper, 14"H x 11"W

Glimpse

Glimpse, 2020

Marker on paper, 17"H x 14"W

Beams

Beams, 2020

Marker on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Cauldron

Cauldron, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Electric Organisms

Electric Organisms, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Joyous Mix

Joyous Mix, 2020

Marker on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Untitled

Untitled, 2020

Coated glass, argon, wire, 4.5"H x 24"W

Wild Mammaries No. 3

Wild Mammaries No. 3, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

–American No. 1

–American No. 1, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Energy Soup

Energy Soup, 2020

Marker on paper, 12"H x 9"W

Verdurous No. 2

Verdurous No. 2, 2020

Glass, argon, wire, 5"H x 42"W

–American No. 2

–American No. 2, 2020

Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W