Arctic

Mark Yang

Arctic, 2021158.8 x 196.8 x 5.1cmSign in to view price
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oil on canvasVarious Small Fires
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The artwork features a visually striking abstract composition of intertwined, elongated figures in shades of purple, cream, and blue against a bright backdrop. The organic, gestural shapes and distorted proportions create a sense of movement and fluidity, suggesting a dreamlike or surreal quality. The artist employs a distinctive Cubist-influenced style, breaking down the human form into fragmented, geometric planes while maintaining an underlying sense of cohesion and harmony. This work likely reflects the artist's exploration of the human figure and the dynamics of the body in motion, inviting the viewer to engage with the piece on an interpretative and emotive level. ...

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Mark Yang
Artist
Mark Yang
B.1994, South Korean

Employing the formal study of composition, colour and line, Mark Yang creates large-scale paintings that depict interwoven nude male bodies, addressing his identity as an immigrant, Korean-American man. The maze of faceless, tubular limbs painted in striking combinations of bright colours show men wrestling – or embracing – in impossible, entangled proximity. Subverting notions of masculinity, Yang alludes to male intimacy being more common in Korean culture than that of the West. Remininist of the legacy of artists such as Eakins, Bacon and Mapplethorpe, as well as the imagery of Ancient Greece, Yang’s practice navigates questions of gender, ethnicity and migration through psychologically-charged, dizzying canvases of ambiguous bodies, blurring the line between aggression and intimacy. Written by Goldsmiths CCA ...

Mark Yang: Artworks
Serpent's Flame
Mark Yang
Serpent's Flame, 2021
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Suspension
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Suspension, 2021
182.9 x 137.2 x 5.1cm
Triplet
Mark Yang
Triplet, 2021
61 x 48.3cm
Sand Bond
Mark Yang
Sand Bond, 2021
132.1 x 162.6cm
Split Contour
Mark Yang
Split Contour, 2021
182.9 x 152.4 x 5.1cm
Arctic
Mark Yang
Arctic, 2021
158.8 x 196.8 x 5.1cm
Cad, Han, Ind
Mark Yang
Cad, Han, Ind, 2021
182.9 x 137.2cm
The Lamentation
Mark Yang
The Lamentation, 2022
127 x 101.6cm
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Mark Yang
Tiepolo’s Rebel Angels, 2022
101.6 x 152.4cm
The Attic
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The Attic, 2023
152.4 x 111.8cm
Figures at the Seaside
Mark Yang
Figures at the Seaside, 2024
147.3 x 152.4cm
Figures at the Seaside 23
Mark Yang
Figures at the Seaside 23, 2023
147.3 x 152.4cm
Various Small Fires
Gallery
Various Small Fires
Los Angeles, Seoul, Dallas

Various Small Fires (Los Angeles /Dallas /Seoul) began as a series of conversations with artists and curators in Esther Kim Varet’s Venice Beach kitchen while working on her doctoral dissertation. VSF debuted in Hollywood as an official gallery in 2015 with a roster of artists and its current Johnston MarkLee Architects-designed building. The Hollywood gallery contains three exhibition spaces, a unique sound corridor, and an outdoor gallery. VSF’s exhibition program explores several curatorial lines: climate, equality, and an international conversation. The gallery is known for offering artists debut shows, creating intergenerational conversations among the artists on its roster, and solidifying artists’ legacies within art history. In 2019, VSF opened a second location in the Hannam neighbourhood of Seoul, South Korea, followed recently this Spring by VSFs third outpost in Dallas, Texas. While Varet has very personal connections to both locations, they are also superlative art communities. These expansions emphasise the gallery’s commitment to innovation and global dialogue in the twenty-first century. In 2021, VSF became a member of the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA). ...

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