BOONE—The Looking Glass Gallery (LGG) in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union presents “Manual-Pixeling,” an exhibition featuring work by Taekyeom Lee. The exhibit will be on view Jan. 13 – Feb. 17. A reception will be held at the gallery Feb. 17 from 7:30-9 p.m. The public is invited.

Lee received an MFA degree in graphic design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a BFA in graphic design from Keimyung University in Korea. He is an assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Art.

Lee’s research explores new methods of creating handmade type and graphics through an interplay between design fundamentals and craft techniques, like ceramics. He investigates this in response to the increase in the dematerialization of type and also as a form of criticism toward the dominance of computer-generated graphic design. His research interest in graphic design also explores a diverse area of interests and experiences.

“Manual-Pixeling” captures the tension between the digital design world and the physical one. Lee pushes the boundaries of type creation by bringing a typeface out of the digital realm and into the hands of the viewer. Visitors are invited to rearrange collections of the handmade ceramics to create words and letters. Lee hopes the exhibit will continue the conversation of typography and its creation in an exponentially more virtual age.

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