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So-Ah Yim:
Mutation 1 und 2, 2002 (c) So-Ah Yim
acrylic, pigment on wood
80 x 80 x 20 cm
Alice`s 1-3, 2007 (c) So-Ah Yim
mother-of-pearl, glass, acrylic on wood
60 x 60 x 60 cm
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A close look is an important requirement for the »Mutations« by Korean artist So-Ah Yim. The collector Marli Hoppe-Ritter has recently acquired two picture objects for the museum, which are being premiered in this exhibition. The Hamburg-based artist draws for her work on Constructivism, U.S. American Minimalism, and the art of Mondrian. Her love of pure colours and forms is directly attributable to these artistic sources. Yim’s works are always clear, straightforward constructions that are restricted to elementary geometrical forms. The palette she uses for them concentrates on black and white and the colours red, blue and yellow. Her three-dimensional wall objects, which she calls »Mutations«, are indeed mutable, because they can be opened up like a mediaeval winged altar. By opening up and shutting the objects, the viewer can produce an ever-changing kaleidoscope of form and colour. The manner in which the surfaces have been divided up and the paint has been applied – even allowing the signature of the paintbrush to be recognizable at places - testifies to the utmost aesthetic perfection. This interplay of hiding and revealing means that So-Ah Yim’s art requires time for it to be discovered, as well as direct interaction with the viewer.
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