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.
Works
Wild Mammaries No. 12020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. Verdurous No. 12020 · Glass, argon, wire · 9 × 37 in. Wild Mammaries No. 22020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. Wild Mammaries No. 42020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. Twentytwenty2020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. Words cannot express2020 · Coated glass, argon, wire · 86 × 93 in. Soft desires2020 · coated glass, argon, wire · 14 × 18 in. –American No. 32020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. Freshly Green2020 · Glass, argon, wire · 7 × 22 in. Frayed States2020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. Untitled2020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. Wilds2020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. Untitled2020 · Marker on paper · 14 × 11 in. Glimpse2020 · Marker on paper · 17 × 14 in. Beams2020 · Marker on paper · 12 × 9 in. Cauldron2020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. Electric Organisms2020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. Joyous Mix2020 · Marker on paper · 12 × 9 in. Untitled2020 · Coated glass, argon, wire · 4.5 × 24 in. Wild Mammaries No. 32020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. –American No. 12020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in. Energy Soup2020 · Marker on paper · 12 × 9 in. Verdurous No. 22020 · Glass, argon, wire · 5 × 42 in. –American No. 22020 · Marker and acrylic on paper · 12 × 9 in.