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Younguk Yi’s paintings, despite their hyper-realistic style, never allow the viewer to fully construct the forms in their mind. His figures are distorted—whether human or animal, their identities are lost in the disjointed assembly. One of his paintings, for instance, depicts a portrait of a friend touching his nose, an unconscious gesture that the artist captures in an abstracted manner. Yi explains, “My work does not construct grand narratives; it frequently incorporates fragments of real-life interactions. I am less interested in illustrating monumental events and more drawn to capturing psychologically charged, seemingly insignificant moments.” Yi’s focus on trivial moments gives the viewer a glimpse into the hidden anxiety and discomfort embedded in everyday actions. As Yi notes, “I am fascinated by the narratives that are quietly disappearing in contemporary society. I look for ways to express this through the framework of my environment and lived experiences.”

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Sharing a moment with these anthropomorphic swans in the breezy glen by textile artist Mila Zemliakova.
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When Maud Madsen began painting, she moved away from using photographic references and towards the imagined spaces and characters in her head. “This is the stylistic language that emerged from that,” she says. “It’s the natural way that I draw.”

Ultimately, Madsen’s characters veered far from photorealism. Their proportions can be unusual—extremely long fingers have become one of the artist’s hallmarks—and they often contort and stretch across the canvas. These choices reflect the themes that Madsen handles in her work. The long fingers can represent idealized femininity. The way that the characters are positioned can speak to memories of childhood, of growing up and physically outgrowing some surroundings. “Obviously, they’re adult figures in spaces that are usually reserved for children,” she says. “When I think about that period of my life, it’s that time when I suddenly became aware of my body in a different way, like how my body exists in space, or how it might exist for other people in certain contexts.”

She adds, “The idea of growing and spilling and stretching and expanding, in a lot of my compositions I’m trying to amplify that.”

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Perspice creates portraits using layers of thread, bringing a childhood craft activity to another level; with an impressive amount of depth and subtlety.
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There is something contagious about the work of Brazilian artist Rafael Silveira, as if the zeal he gleans from transmitting vision to canvas are somehow captured inside those melting popsicles, rose mouths, and flirting birds. That zeal then ricochets onto the audience, nudging an upward curl upon our lips. Much of his whimsical work can be likened to Magritte, one of history’s most iconic surrealists, who often combined unlikely objects, floating about in space normally reserved for facial features (think apples, oranges, and birdcages where a head should be). Yet as Magritte used a more subdued palette, Silveira employs cotton candy colors that practically glide off the canvas. In his scenes, headless busts are besieged by oozing flora or feathered friends with eyes for bellies, amongst magenta clouds and emerald skies. We’ll also find trees with high-heeled legs for branches, and eyes dripping off tables. (A little nod to Dalí perhaps?)

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