Young Shin
[Los Angeles, United States]
Art Yourself Atelier is delighted to present "Paper Sphere: Oscillation between Tranquility and Tumult," a distinctive online solo exhibition showcasing the profound artistic innovation of Young Shin, an emerging artist based in Los Angeles. This evocative exhibition delves into the intricate spheres of human emotion through the delicate yet resilient medium of paper. Young Shin masterfully transforms this often fragile material into powerful expressions of our inner worlds, exploring the fluid boundary between serenity and chaos. Each meticulously crafted piece captures the cyclical nature of our emotional landscapes, from moments of serene tranquility to turbulent chaos, highlighting the delicate balance and inherent resilience of the human experience. Join us in celebrating Young Shin's transformative artistry and the profound depths conveyed in this exhibition.
Artist's Biography
Young Shin makes abstract paintings with paper. Her work overall examines and explores aspects of ephemerality, unpredictability, and eventual acceptance as it relates to human experience. More precisely, embracing the idea that all things and beings change and evolve followed by the inevitable ending and simultaneous outcome of a new birth is very much at the core of her practice and intention. Whether the expression is manifested in heavily textured stripped lines, rigidly structured or fluidly aligned “grid-like” surfaces, or intensely sanded down geometric shapes “unearthed” from the bottom layer, the key to her visual articulation is in the process. In a nutshell, several layers of paper are glued together then the very layers are destroyed by stripping, sanding, or peeling in order to reveal what’s underneath. In the end, Young celebrates the tenuous and delicate beauty of life through limning the universal human experience of precarious impermanence and its ironic exchangeability with life onto a canvas by performing the acts of building, annihilating, and eventually, birthing and revealing anew.
About the Solo Exhibition
Theme of the exhibition is “Paper Sphere: Oscillation between Tranquility and Tumult.” It is an evocative exhibition that explores and delves into the spheres of human emotion through the delicate and
unique yet hardy medium: Paper. Paper · a material often perceived as fragile, and impermanent becomes a main material for expressing the complexity of our inner worlds in this body of work. Crafted
meticulously from different types of paper, this exhibition wanders the intricate and complicated terrain of human psyche, and fluid boundary between serenity and chaos that inherently exist from within.
The intention for this collection is in the essence of the cyclical nature of our emotional changes that encapsulate moments of serene tranquility and the chaotic turbulence that fast travels within the
mind. Each painting serves as a reminder of our inherent capacity for both tranquility and tumult, and the delicate balance that exists between the two, underscoring the fragility yet resilience of the
human experience.
The exhibition is divided into three distinct yet interrelated groups of collages. First group consists of collages that embody serenity and stillness. These pieces, made with layers of wispy sheets of
paper, embody soft hues, quiet abstract forms, serene textures, and fluid compositions, and subtle and balanced interplay between light and darkness delineate and resonates a sense of solace, calm, and
center.
Second group of collages represents transition. A shift in tone and mood that mirrors the mercurial nature of human emotion. This middle ground is where quietude begins to dissolve, giving way to
uncertainty and turbulence. The colors become more vivid, the textures more varied, layered, and the compositions more dynamic. These transitional pieces represent the ebb and flow of the mind, and the
intricate and inherent back and forth between calm and storm that reveal intensity that exists underbelly of what may appear to be peaceful on the surface.
The third group is where tumult resides. Here, the paper is molded into bold, dramatic forms from stripping the layers which in turn convey intense emotion and chaotic energy. The colors are striking and
the textures rugged, reflecting natural and unfiltered nature of turmoil. These works capture moments of emotional upheaval such as massive anger, fear, and even love · and the overwhelming force of these
emotions. The technique here becomes more aggressive, tearing, sanding, and layering the paper to create a visceral, tactile experience that immerses the viewers into the experience of disturbance.
Her Study Experience
Parsons The New School for Design, Associate of Applied Science · New York, NY
Loyola University School of Law, J.D. · Chicago, IL
Occidental College, B.A. · Los Angeles, CA
Her Residency Experience
2022 · Middlebury, VT, USA
Collagists in the Archives, Kolaj Magazine and Stewart-Swift Research Center at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History
Her Past Exhibition Experience
2024 · Los Angeles, CA, USA
Bridge Arts Foundation, “Seeking Light”
2024 · Santa Monica, CA, USA
Dorado 806 Projects, “California Dreaming”
2022 · Middlebury, VT, USA
Henry Sheldon Museum, Artists in the Archives
2021 · Los Angeles, CA, USA
Lee & Lee Gallery, Group Show
2021 · Virtual Exhibition
ShockBoxx Gallery, Women Artists Group Show, Virtual show on Artsy
2020 · Hermosa Beach, CA, USA
ShockBoxx Gallery, “Minimalism”
2020 · Los Angeles, CA, USA
RedArtBox Gallery, Group Show
2020 · Benicia, CA, USA
Arts Benicia, “Get the Message: Words and Images”
2020 · Virtual Exhibition
Art Room Gallery, “Skies”
2020 · Roseville, CA, USA
Blue Line Arts, “Craft Nouveau”
2020 · Palo Alto, CA, USA
Gallery House, Group Show
2019 · San Jose, CA, USA
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, “Form and Function: Fiber Arts for the 21st Century”
2019 · San Francisco, CA, USA Orangeland Gallery, “Double Yellow”
2019 · Danville, CA, USA
Village Theatre Art Gallery, “Into the Blue”
2019 · Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Open I Art Space, “Time”
2019 · Santa Ana, CA, USA
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, “Craft Revolution”
2019 · Pasadena, CA, USA
Linus Gallery, “Innocence” Online Exhibition
2018 · Palo Alto, CA, USA
Pacific Art League, “1st Annual Artist Showcase”
2018 · Los Angeles, CA, USA
SoLA Gallery, “Interplay: Craft, Art & Design”
2018 · Palo Alto, CA, USA
Pacific Art League, “97th Anniversary Exhibition”
2018 · Sonoma, CA, USA
Art Escape, “Elevating Your Cause”
2018 · Castro Valley, CA, USA
Adobe Art Gallery, “The View From Here”
2017 · San Rafael, CA, USA
1337 Gallery, “Paper as Voice”
Her Public Art
2024 · Barbados
Autograph Hotels
2024 · San Francisco, CA, USA
UCSF Children’s Hospital
2023 · Redwood Los Angeles, CA, USA
Winston & Strawn LLP
2023 · Las Vegas, NV, USA
Four Seasons Hotels
2023 · Murrieta, CA, USA
Murrieta Hot Springs Resort
2023 · Atlantic Los Angeles, NJ, USA
Nobu Hotels
2022 · Middlebury, VT, USA
Henry Sheldon Museum
Her Publications
2023 · Canvas Rebel Magazine, Stories & Insights, Featured Artist
2023 · Shout Out LA, Local Stories, Featured Artist
2023 · Voyage LA Magazine, Inspiring Stories, Featured Artist
2022 · Art Seen Magazine, Issue #6, November 2022, Featured Artist
2022 · Artistonish Magazine, Issue #22, May 2022, Featured Artist
2022 · Saatchi Art, New Perspectives Catalog 2022, Featured Artist
2021 · Saatchi Art, Spring Catalog 2021, Featured Artist
2020 · Saatchi Art, “Perpetual Optimist” Featured Artwork as curated by Saatchi Art
2020 · Saatchi Art, “Contemplated Wildchild · One” Featured Artwork as curated by Saatchi Art
2020 · Saatchi Art, “This, Too, Shall Pass” Featured Artworks as curated by Saatchi Art
2020 · Art Habens Art Review, Featured Artist
2020 · TWIRL, A Decade of Artist Interviews
2020 · Saatchi Art, “My, Myself, and I” Featured Artwork as curated by Saatchi Art
2020 · Hopper Prize, Finalist
2019 · Saatchi Art, “I Go Where You Go” Featured Artwork as curated by Saatchi Art
2019 · Art San Diego, Awarded “Best New Exhibitor” by Art San Diego
2019 · Young Shin: Painting Without Paint, The MPI Media
2019 · Create! Magazine, Featured Artist
2019 · Murze Magazine, Minimalism Edition, 2019, Featured Artist
2019 · Salann Magazine, Featured Artist
2018 · Apero Gallery, “Awaken” Featured Artist