Tiny Treasures Mushroom figurative sculptures and abstract drawings

figurative sculptures and abstract drawings

Handmade in NYC

measuring instruments

and Caitlin Ryan examine the full sweep of Lê’s artistic practice

Tiny Treasures Mushroom figurative sculptures and abstract drawingsntricate and appealing, curious and uncanny, miniature works of art exert surprising power. Over thousands of years and across cultures, artists and artisans have created small objects for many purposes: tiny gold amulets of ancient Egyptian gods to protect the wearer; portable European medieval shrines made of precious materials to hold the relics of saints; English and American miniature painted portraits to keep loved ones close; Dutch dollhouse