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Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

American, b. 1971
Lee Wells (b.1971) is a conceptual artist whose practice, rooted in the act of painting, draws inspiration from the epic myth of the avant-garde, the enthusiasm of the New York School, the praxis of the Situationists, the process of Fluxus, and the contradictions of Postmodernism. Wells enjoys making things, collaborating with others, and learning something new as often as possible. Most recently he has been experimenting with new technologies to expand on the new frontier of Human / AI collaboration in the arts. Historically his work has focused on systems of power and control in society and has been presented in various forms internationally for over 30 years, including the Guggenheim Museum, MCA Chicago, PS1/MoMA, 51st Venice Biennale, The National Arts Club, and Hermitage Museum, as well as numerous universities, festivals, art fairs, and galleries. Wells was a co-founder of The Perpetual Art Machine, the video art community portal project (2006-2011) and has directed the alternative curatorial platform IFAC Arts since 1996 which is currently based in New York’s Lower East Side and Athens, Greece.
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Artist: Lee Wells
Portraits of Androids, Erica with Pearls
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Erica with Pearls, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas 47 1/5 × 39 2/5 in 120 × 100 cm Sophia’s Safehouse in an Uncanny Valley examines the recent celebrity culture of humanoid AI as a way to better understand humanity, authenticity, identity, and memory in the early 21st century. The installation, inspired in part by the dystopian literary works of George Orwell, Mary Shelley, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Carbon Pencil, Monoprint, Acrylic

Lee Wells 'Two Six Fingered Hands Smoking'
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
This composition features two hands delicately holding cigarettes, rendered with bold yet intricate linework against a serene monochromatic teal background. The juxtaposition of meticulous detail and minimalist color palette creates a contemplative, almost meditative quality, as the subject balances between the intimate and universal. The interplay of traditional oil painting techniques with AI-assisted design highlights Wells' exploration of technology's role in augmenting artistic expression, making this work a poignant reflection on modernity and timeless human gestures. Lee Wells, Two Hands Smoking...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lee Wells 'Common Goggly Eyed Turn (The Majestic Arrival)'
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Common Goggly Eyed Tern (The Majestic Arrival) 2024 Oil and synthetic polymer on canvas with plastic Goggly eye 70 x 90 cm / 27.5 x 35.5 inches in artist frame Signed, dated and ann...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Azogires Naiades 5 (120423)
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Azogires Naiades 5 (120423) 2023 Oil on cotton rag paper 40 x 30 cm / 15.5 x 11.5 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso in pencil The Azogires series was created while on a self...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portraits of Androids, Erica `1
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Erica #1, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas 25 3/5 × 21 7/10 in 65 × 55 cm Sophia’s Safehouse in an Uncanny Valley examines the recent celebrity culture of humanoid AI as a way to better understand humanity, authenticity, identity, and memory in the early 21st century. The installation, inspired in part by the dystopian literary works of George Orwell, Mary Shelley, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Pencil, Monoprint

Portraits of Androids, Blond Sophia
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Portraits of Androids, Blond Sophia #1, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas 47 1/5 × 35 2/5 in 120 × 90 cm Sophia’s Safehouse in an Uncanny Valley examines the recent celebrity culture of humanoid AI as a way to better understand humanity, authenticity, identity, and memory in the early 21st century. The installation, inspired in part by the dystopian literary works of George Orwell, Mary Shelley, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite, Monoprint

Portraits of Androids, Double Sophia
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Lee Wells Double Sophia, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas with projection mapped video 125 x 150 cm Contact for video link. Currently on view as part of Sentient Electroics at Wallplay Seaport Sophia’s Safehouse in an Uncanny Valley examines the recent celebrity culture of humanoid AI as a way to better understand humanity, authenticity, identity, and memory in the early 21st century. The installation, inspired in part by the dystopian literary works of George Orwell, Mary Shelley, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Video, Acrylic, Graphite, Monoprint

Portraits of Androids, Double Sophia
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Lee Wells Double Sophia, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas with projection mapped video 125 x 150 cm Contact for video link. Currently on view as part of Sentient Electroics...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Video, Acrylic, Graphite, Monoprint

Portraits of Androids, Erica `1
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Erica #1, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas 25 3/5 × 21 7/10 in 65 × 55 cm Sophia’s Safehouse in an Uncanny Valley examines the recent celebrity culture of humanoid AI as a way to better understand humanity, authenticity, identity, and memory in the early 21st century. The installation, inspired in part by the dystopian literary works of George Orwell, Mary Shelley, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

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Monoprint, Canvas, Acrylic, Pencil

Double Sophia
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Lee Wells Double Sophia, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas with projection mapped video 125 x 150 cm Contact for video link. Sophia’s Safehouse in an Uncanny Valley examines the recent celebrity culture of humanoid AI as a way to better understand humanity, authenticity, identity, and memory in the early 21st century. The installation, inspired in part by the dystopian literary works of George Orwell, Mary Shelley, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

Materials

Monoprint, Canvas, Video, Acrylic, Graphite

Blond Sophia #1
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Blond Sophia #1, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas 47 1/5 × 35 2/5 in 120 × 90 cm Sophia’s Safehouse in an Uncanny Valley examines the recent celebrity culture of humanoid A...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

Materials

Monoprint, Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite

Azogires Naiades 6 (120423)
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Azogires Naiades 6 (120423) 2023 Oil on cotton rag paper 40 x 30 cm / 15.5 x 11.5 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso in pencil The Azogires series was created while on a self...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Azogires Naiades 2 (110423)
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Azogires Naiades 2 (110423) 2023 Oil on cotton rag paper 40 x 30 cm / 15.5 x 11.5 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso in pencil The Azogires series was created while on a self...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Azogires Naiades 1 (110423)
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Azogires Naiades 1 (110423) 2023 Oil on cotton rag paper 40 x 30 cm / 15.5 x 11.5 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso in pencil The Azogires series was created while on a self...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Erica #`1
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Erica #1, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas 25 3/5 × 21 7/10 in 65 × 55 cm Sophia’s Safehouse in an Uncanny Valley examines the recent celebrity culture of humanoid AI as a ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

Materials

Monoprint

Erica with Pearls
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Erica with Pearls, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas 47 1/5 × 39 2/5 in 120 × 100 cm Sophia’s Safehouse in an Uncanny Valley examines the recent c...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

Materials

Monoprint, Canvas, Carbon Pencil

Philip K Dick
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Phillip K. Dick, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas 21 7/10 × 17 7/10 in 55 × 45 cm Sophia’s Safehouse in an Uncanny Valley examines the recent celebrity culture of humanoid AI as a way to better understand humanity, authenticity, identity, and memory in the early 21st century. The installation, inspired in part by the dystopian literary works of George Orwell, Mary Shelley, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

Materials

Monoprint

Gray Scale Study for Pure Painting 5
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Gray Scale Study for Pure Painting 5, 2016 Acrylic on museum board mounted to board Artwork size - 8 x 6.5 inches Framed Size - 16 x 20 inches signed and dated on recto Lee We...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Head of a Centaur, Olympia Series, 460BC, #124
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Head of a Centaur, Olympia Series, 460BC, 2019 Gold pigment and acrylic polymer on canvas 100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 inches) Signed, titled and dated on verso Lee Wells (b.1971) is a...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas

Head of Antinous, Olympia Series, 2ndCAD, #32
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Lee Wells Head of Antinous, Olympia Series 2ndCAD, 2019 Gold pigment and acrylic polymer on canvas 100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 inches) Signed, titled and dated on verso Lee Wells (b.1...
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2010s Contemporary Lee Wells Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas

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Find a wide variety of authentic Lee Wells portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of portrait paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Lee Wells in paint, monoprint, canvas and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Lee Wells portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 12 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Michele Mikesell, Katherine Fraser, and June Glasson. Lee Wells portrait paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $850 and tops out at $9,500, while the average work can sell for $5,000.

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