Justin Samson and Haejin Yoon Exhibition
John Connelly Presents
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Following his successful 2009 solo exhibition "Inside The Cosmic Motion Picture", Samson presents new paintings and sculpture that continue to use science, humanity and minimalism as an influence. Samson's works often use mundane materials such as wire, wood, plastic, spray paint and hot glue. Here, "Reality of Life", a painting of a single breast on canvas in acrylic is framed by a colorful nebula of painted chipboard and wood. Although Samson uses found images as source material for his collages and paintings the image of the breast is taken from life, using the same model that has appeared in other works by the artist. The nebula painting is created using the Hubble telescope's images as reference. The result is a beautiful balance between appropriation and interpretation using two very different types of images, both suggesting creation.
Haejin Yoon creates lively paintings and sculptures that combine elements of abstraction and figuration. In Yoon's newest series she uses an ambiguous figure that is neither human nor animal. In each work the figure is ominously or playfully suggested by a pair of eyes or hint of limb. Fabric is sometimes incorporated into the compositions as well as an expressionist use of paint that can suggest varying states of metamorphosis, growth and decay. The sometimes pained, ecstatic icon reoccurring in these new works can at times appear either architectural, monolithic or amorphous. Yoon's
colorful paintings are both tactile and energetic and remind us that creation is born of many different kinds of emotional engagement with our own physicality. Both artists will also exhibit new sculptural works that further illuminate the balance between the physical, theoretical and emotional states of creativity.
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Schedule
from January 14, 2010 to February 13, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-01-14 from 18:00 to 20:00