Poetry of Metaphors: Abstract Paintings by Kyung Youl Yoon

09/18/2013 – 09/27/2013

Organized By

Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University and Liu Haisu Art Museum

Curators

Zhiyuan Cong, Rong Xu

Location

Liu Haisu Art Museum 1665 Hongqiao Road, Shanghai, China

“It is my great pleasure to introduce the Korean-American artist, Mr. Kyung Youl Yoon’s Imagery Exhibition to the LIU Haisu Art Museum of China. Yoon believes that the art of Vassily Kandinsky focuses on expressionism, and it is an external abstraction, like music and sounds. Yoon’s art expresses the abstract of the inner mind and subconscious. The abstract expression of artist William de Kooning is like an emotional outburst, showing a non-inhibition of wildness, ferment and unrest. Yoon’s art emphasizes the emotion and expression of the heart; his art is the performance of a controlled rational mind, plain, quiet, elegant and harmonious. In short, William de Kooning’s abstract shows mood while his abstract shows artistic conception. This is the difference between Eastern and Western artists. We choose meticulously from Mr. Yoon’s hundreds of paintings and selected 50 pieces to show in this exhibition. I hope that the Chinese public will enjoy his art and get a taste of the Western art world. I also hope that Mr. Yoon will be inspired in China and create more magnificent work for us.”

Professor Zhiyuan Cong
Head of the Printmaking Program of WPUNJ

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