Category Archives: Yunsung Jang

ELIZABETH GLAESSNER’S QUIET CONFIDENCE

Posted on September 27, 2014

Have you had the chance to see the “2014 Fellows Show” at the Academy?  If not, RUN don’t walk to Wilkinson Gallery, 111 Franklin Street, before it closes on Sunday, September 29th.  At the show you will be drawn to Elizabeth Glaessner’s (MFA 2013, Fellow 2014) work. Her post-apocalyptic paintings slowly reveal intricate allegories suspended in time.  Her chromatically vivid, psychologically dense, personal narratives take… Read More

Yunsung Jang’s Universal Spirit

Posted on September 18, 2014

Portraits by Yunsung Jang (MFA 2013, Fellow 2014) reflect both vulnerability and strength simultaneously.  His  process is a painterly excavation that is extremely physical and personally revealing.  Jang’s application of paint is similar to the way one would plaster a wall.  Trowels, knifes and brushes slather paint onto the faces of his subjects.  Once dry, he is as likely to carve… Read More

An Unforgotten Past: The Work of Nicolas V. Sanchez

Posted on September 2, 2014

Nicholas V. Sanchez (MFA 2013, Fellow 2014) is driven by a prolific compulsion to bear witness to everything he holds dear. In paintings that depict blind horses, decaying walls and scabrous surfaces, Sanchez suggests a world that is not only falling apart but one that is also slipping through his fingers.  By painting memories that could easily fade into oblivion, Sanchez creates… Read More

A Peek at the Process

Posted on February 25, 2013

Ravishing colors, engaging compositions, flowing lines, graceful figures, glossy surfaces: The finished paintings that are created at the Academy make painting look effortless. But it isn’t. Seeing artists mid-process in their studios is often an eye-opening experience. Below are some photos that I think capture the preparation and variety of artistic processes.  Enjoy!Madeleine (MFA 2014)   Yunsung Jang, Class of 2013 Mei Ge,… Read More