A cast mold from polyester creates subtle folds in
his initial layers of paint.
Not exact matches
Mental maps form the basis
of his working method: they push against the edges
of the picture plane; his larger
paintings exceed a strictly 2D plane, being more like relief sculptures, employing
layer upon
layer of collaged forms — abstract
painting, ephemera from travel, photography and juxtaposed linear structures — to denote the performative aspect
of his
initial research.
Printing patterns (using Western oil colors) on top
of the landscape traditionally used in Asian
paintings (using water - based colors) transforms the masculine
initial layer, now seen through a feminine veil.
The
initial surface
of his
paintings is composed
of translucent scrims
of chiffon, fiberglass window screens, geometric pieces
of steel, and brightly colored
layers of vinyl.
After coating them with as many as eight
layers of translucent or opaque
paints, he binds the
initial blobs onto the surface, producing gorgeous, intriguing, collagelike works that gleam with luscious hues and palpable
paint.
In addition, Yoon has begun allowing the
initial layers of drawing to be visible, rendering them in
paint marker then letting them show through
layers of translucent
paint.
This adhesion on, or more often, lack
of adhesion, causes both fusion and breakage down to the
initial paint layer.