Good morning lover of the Good, True & Beautiful.
And a happy Friday to you.
I recently visited the jungles of Orlando, FL to train with navy seals, alpha male athletes and other warriors - both in war, culture and Christendom. It was an incredibly humbling experience; I was reminded how comfortable we have it in 2023 and I am forever grateful for the humility. During my time with these disciplined men, I had the opportunity to sit down with the one and only Elliot Hulse on his podcast released three days ago - I go really deep on this one because Mr. Hulse is an incredibly grounded individual who is capable of going down the rabbit hole.
Some of you may get uncomfortable but I invite you to hear the argument in its completion before pre-judging or jumping the gun. Have a listen here.
I wanted to share a recent commission I completed of the pre-Fall in the Garden of Eden. I am incredibly satisfied with how it turned out so after receiving consent from the collector about sharing the image publicly, here it is!
Many of you know I have an ongoing mission called the Blood & Fire Project, a series dedicated to spreading masculinity through the arts in a fiery color composition - from kings, warriors, magicians and lovers.
If you haven’t seen the mini documentary yet, watch here.
One of the most popular renditions I produced during this passionate endeavor was King David Sitting on Goliaths head. So much so that I decided to paint the composition at a larger scale at 18 x 24” with the same Blood & Fire design.
If you are interested in this powerful original work, it is currently available, in many ways it is the finalist in this uber masculine painting series.
Behold.
Now onto the fun stuff, there are three new products available on my store - first we have KATABASIS.
katabasis (noun)
ka·tab·a·sis
1. a going or marching down or back.
2. a military retreat.
3. a journey into the underworld.
This treasure trove is a box of 100 intimate postcards containing images from my paintings and sketchbook drawings throughout my career. Postcards include images from my Blood & Fire Series, numerous exhibitions during my reign in New York and multiple works that brought me to win Artist of the Year.
Next, due to several requests on my sold-out catalog SACRED & PRIMAL, we have brought it back for another round - this 2019-Early 2021 catalog contains in-depth themes of protection of the Good and a broad symbolic excavation into the dimension of our shared archetypal nature. You can see my identity as an artist really take shape at this stage of my career from the philosophical and mythological to the religious.
Lastly, by popular demand I present to you a limited-edition run of Saint Michael the Archangel - so many of my collectors including new inquiries across the world wanted this painting and I was repeatedly asked to do a limited-edition print run in turn knowing that I only do 3-5 annually. They are now officially available as pre-order’s and will ship March 13th, 2023. This limited-edition print has a metallic gold frame and professionally fitted matting, signed by yours truly at the bottom right-hand corner. Let the spirit of Saint Michael protect your family and home from both dark intentions and demonic forces.
So that’s it for now, walk the straight and narrow path and let’s keep fighting for our culture.
Love you all.
Arthur Kwon Lee
Beautiful video....proud to know you...CynthiakmART