East & West was part of Justin Lee’s preparatory work for the National Museum of Singapore commission for the Singapore Art Show 2009. Women in ancient robes of old Cathay are shown with a handphone and a designer handbag, to comment on the impact of crass modern consumerism on traditional values. Justin Lee was awarded the Mont Blanc Young Artist World Patronage Project in Hamburg, Germany (2007), the Singapore Motorola Style Award (2005), and the Highly Recommended Award in the Singapore UOB Painting of the Year (1998). His education path started with a Certificate in Painting at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art, Singapore (1996), Diploma in Fine Art at the La Salle-SIA College of the Arts (1999), Bachelor of Arts, University of Huddersfield, Britain (2006). He took part in the Causeway Exchange in Kuala Lumpur in 2011.