[Robert C. Morgan, Art Critic] South Korea Painter Ryu Youngsin‥Black Hole Paintings
Forest-Black hole No43, 60.6×60.6 ㎝ Mixed media, 2016. ⓒADAGP Since I wrote a review on the work of Ryu Young Sin a year ago, her paintings have continued to evolve. By evolving I mean they have become more open and free in their exploration of experimental form. They are not in the same place they once were. From a critical point of view, I find a certain pleasure in what Ryu is doing today, specifically in a series called Forest – Black Hole. These paintings suggest they are the work of an artist emerging from the cocoon of her past. Even if the style and subject matter of these paintings look the same, they are not. While there are always traces or resemblances that make us believe one painting is the same as another, this is rarely if ever the case (unless, of course, it is made intentional). Forest-Black hole No26, 53×53 ㎝ , Mixed media, 2015. ⓒADAGP For example, if one carefully studies the work of the mid-twentieth century Italian painter ...