asianartists – Painting After Art is Dead

Yoo Youngkuk

Artnews notes that* Yoo is/was one of Korea’s best artists and is now coming into focus (*like Zao).

#yooyoungkuk

Zao Wou-Ki

Artsy notes some rising Chinese artists- the surge is apparently also pulling Zao into our consciousness which is better late than never (he passed in 2013) as he was quite interesting.

#zaowouki

Biren De

is represented in South Asian Art which explores Modernism iterations from this region (similar to Taking Shape).

#birende

Mimi Jung

Two Coats gallery guide (which I love to read and feel jealous of all of you who live in NYC) notes The Subsuming Ellipse at Carvalho Park. The work is fiber-based.
#mimijung

Lee Kun-yong

is also in the Artsy Vanguard along with Nonggirrnga.

#leekunyong

Barbara Takenaga

Since I do love Yayoi Kusama’s paintings I had to look at this piece which lead me to Barbara. Wow!

#barbaratakenaga

Su A Che

A friend turned me on to Su’s IG recently. Read more about her work.

#suache

Leo Amino

#hyperallergic covers a recent retro of this artist who was under appreciated in his time.

#leoamino

Hiroshi Sugimoto

I love me some artwork about light.

#hiroshisugimoto

Ying Li

Ying would probably say these are abstractions and not abstraction. Buttery goodness regardless. From #hyperallergic (of course).

#yingli

“Asawa lived an extraordinary life independent of her incredible body of work. Her path was a series of trials overcome and small paradises found—from internment camps in America to, later, a creative coming-of-age at Black Mountain College and in San Francisco, where she lived until her death in 2013.

Her legacy of generosity and openness to the world continues to grow along with her reputation as an artist, which was underappreciated during her lifetime despite everyone from Josef Albers to Buckminster Fuller declaring her genius indisputable. But that has been changing, year by year—just a few weeks ago, the US Postal Service announced they would be featuring Asawa on a new stamp out this fall.”

More and more

#ruthasawa

Lien Truong

In addition to being a local fixture as the head of graduate studies at UNCCH, Lien has also been a Joan Mitchell Foundation recipient (and like Brett and Ashlynn and several others I’ve blogged about, is in Front Burner).

#lientruong