Gallery AP Space - February 15, 2024 - March 15, 2024 - 555 W 25th St. New York, NY, 10001
February 5th, 2024, New York, NY - Gallery AP Space is pleased to announce the inaugural show by Alexander Yulish at its new Chelsea location with a solo exhibition titled, The Space In Between.
Gallery AP Space is a contemporary art gallery exhibiting a fusion of established international and Korean artists alongside those who bring forth new artistic expressions, providing an essential platform for creative collaborations and cultural exchange. The new 5,000 square foot gallery will provide room for educational programming in addition to a robust schedule of rotating exhibitions.
Alexander Yulish was born in New York and studied fine art at Connecticut College. He currently resides between New York and Los Angeles. Yulish has had solo exhibitions at ACE Gallery in Los Angeles and Trinity London. His work is included in the collection of Museo Jumex in Mexico City. This forthcoming exhibition at Gallery AP Space will be his largest show to date, years in the making.
Yulish works within an unfolding narrative of improvisation and abstraction in paintings that convey the inner psychology of both human and external forms. Working predominantly in large-scale, Yulish utilizes a direct, impasto brush, building irregular shapes layer by layer into gestural, complex color arrangements in order to reveal abstract figurative forms. The movement of these gestures throughout each painting is marked simultaneously by harmony, undulation, and discord, all playing out across the canvas with a distinct lyrical impulse unifying the composition of his work. The scale of each work allows him to communicate an inner dialogue with tactful urgency, expressing the depths and complexities of the human psyche.
Painting within an immediate and expressive stye, Yulish’s studio practice is born of varying applications of acrylic on canvas as part of an elaborative process. Swirls of lines and broader shapes are established, conjoined, integrated, and sometimes lost within the ceaseless creation of new forms and expressions. You can glimmer traces of Parisian bohemians like Modigliani and Delaunay and grit of contemporary society. This tension between success, failure, and the
precariousness of sustaining gestural rhythm are active elements that define his creative process as well as the nature of his depicted subjects.
This new body of work comes from the space in between words and actions; the perceived action and inaction; the spoken and unspoken. His paintings combine swelling movement and transparency, optical effects that mirror his interest in celestial bodies and symbols, prismatic auras, and other sublime and romantic gestural visions. You can glimmer traces of Parisian bohemians like Modigliani and Delaunay while exploring the growing brutality of our functioning world and the absolute fragility of our emotional state. The chair is a symbol of the safety in the work while the window is a way to escape that world. The little figures are instances of intimacy that convey connection and anger. reflects a deep exploration of the human experience and the artist's perception of the world. Through colors and small figures, the artist captures instances of intimacy, connection, and anger, which collectively embody the essence of the show's title.
His loose brushwork and captivating palette, ranging from sugary pastels to deeper blacks and indigos, imbue his pieces with an abstract quality, akin to pure expressions of art-historically infused painterly innocence. Through the scale of his work, Yulish conveys an inner dialogue with tactful urgency, articulating the depths and complexities of the human psyche. His paintings trace Parisian bohemians like Modigliani and Delaunay while exploring the growing brutality of our functioning world and the absolute fragility of our emotional state.
The work delves into the immediacy of life's journey, highlighting its fragility and unbreakable nature. The artist is drawn to the paradoxes and unpredictability of existence, seeking to convey the immediacy, vulnerability, and fragility of life to the audience. The show, which has been in the making for several years, serves as a reflection of the artist's vision of the world, portraying the internal struggle and conflict that permeates society. It acts as a road map, inviting viewers to contemplate and reinterpret the complexities of life.
Central to the body of work is the theme of the tenuous connection between humanity and intimacy, emphasizing the importance of preserving this connection amidst a world torn apart by conflict. The show serves as a foundational piece for the artist's future work, capturing the twists and turns of life's journey and the immediacy of human action..
The Space In Between serves as a recording of the world's state and the psychological trauma within it, prompting a heightened awareness of imbalance and fragility both on a broad scale and in the artist's personal life.
ABOUT AP SPACE
Located in Chelsea, New York, AP Space is a contemporary art gallery exhibiting a fusion of established international and Korean artists alongside those who bring forth new artistic expressions, providing an essential platform for creative collaborations and cultural exchange.
Each exhibition is thoughtfully curated to present an expansive spectrum of artistic techniques and media. AP Space invites a community of artists, collectors, and art aficionados to unite and connect through the medium of expression.
The 5,000 sq. ft site additionally presents educational programs, workshops, and exclusive soirees to encourage and inspire the connections to enrich cultural life and demonstrate the transformative impact of art that extends beyond its physical boundaries.
