Pada tahun 1973, dia sekeluarga telah berpindah ke Melbourne, Australia. Terkenal dengan catan simboliknya, dia juga seorang pengarca dan pembuat cetakan yang mahir. Kuda merupakan motif berulang dalam karyanya mungkin kerana kebiasaan beliau dengan perlambangan Cina (bapanya ahli kaligrafi Cina).

Oct 13, 2012 · John Lee Joo For, who is known as John recently celebrated his 80th birthday. This was celebrated with much fanfare of an artist who have come a long way since his humble beginnings, charting his career in the Malaysian art scene.

John Lee Joo For (b. 1929, Penang – d. 2017, Melbourne, Australia) has been dubbed “the symbolic painter” by fellow artist and teaching colleague Syed Ahmad Jamal.

ONE of Malaysia’s art icons, Lee Joo For (pic), died of terminal cancer at the age of 88 years recently. Born in Penang in 1929, he was appointed as an art teacher at St Xavier’s Institution, Penang, in 1948.

Discover all artworks by Lee Joo For (Malaysian, 1929 - 2017) on MutualArt along with auctions, exhibitions and articles featuring the artist.

Lee Joo For was a Malaysian Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1929. Lee Joo For's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 430 USD to 6,824 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

368-4-8, Bellisa Row, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus, 10350 George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Operated by Lene Art Gallery, PC00016566-H

Terkenal dengan catan simboliknya, dia juga seorang pengarca dan pembuat cetakan yang mahir. Kuda merupakan motif berulang dalam karyanya mungkin kerana kebiasaan beliau dengan perlambangan Cina (bapanya ahli kaligrafi Cina).

Pameran yang menampilkan pejuang-pejuang seni cetakan seawal tahun 1930-an sehinggalah kini dan mengetengahkan lebih daripada 150 karya seni cetakan daripada pelbagai teknik daripada kategori cetakan timbul, dalam, saring, datar dan mono.

THE powerful calligraphic paintings by veteran Penang-born artist Lee Joo For marked the beginnings of the third Purplehouz gallery on a high note.