Annesta Le
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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, 2020
Glass, argon, wire, 9"H x 37"W
Wild Mammaries No. 1, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Wild Mammaries No. 2, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Wild Mammaries No. 4, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Twentytwenty, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Words cannot express, 2020
Coated glass, argon, wire, 86"H x 93"W
Soft desires, 2020
coated glass, argon, wire, 14"H x 18"W
–American No. 3, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Freshly Green, 2020
Glass, argon, wire, 7"H x 22"W
Frayed States, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Untitled, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Wilds, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Untitled, 2020
Marker on paper, 14"H x 11"W
Glimpse, 2020
Marker on paper, 17"H x 14"W
Beams, 2020
Marker on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Cauldron, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Electric Organisms, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Joyous Mix, 2020
Marker on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Untitled, 2020
Coated glass, argon, wire, 4.5"H x 24"W
Wild Mammaries No. 3, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
–American No. 1, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Energy Soup, 2020
Marker on paper, 12"H x 9"W
Verdurous No. 2, 2020
Glass, argon, wire, 5"H x 42"W
–American No. 2, 2020
Marker and acrylic on paper, 12"H x 9"W