RHYS LEE

Rhys Lee doesn’t really like doing interviews. He approaches them with the reticence of someone who has been burnt before and now spends his days avoiding the flames of interlocution. Yet the artist, who typically chooses to let his art speak for itself, still took the time to sit down with Artist Profile.

For me, the more I think about the work, the more problems I run into. I prefer to let the thing direct me.

HOW DO YOUR PAINTINGS BEGIN THEIR LIFE?

I never set out with a plan of what I’m doing; I usually just have some kind of inclination – I find an image, a photo or a painting that I