File:The Hip-Pop SIGNBOARD CARVER • Craftsman Shows How to Make • George Town • MALAYSIA.webm

English: Master Lee is a wood carver. He creates Chinese signboards and modern art by mixing old traditions with modern methods. In this video he demonstrates how a signboard is made and discussed how he has brought this old tradition into the modern day.

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This particular board is a family signboard but Mr. Lee has also done some modern art collaborations, for example with the street artist, Ernest Zacharevic.