
The Way I Feel Inside
2023
In "The Way I Feel Inside" (2023), Justin Yoon layers acrylic, acrylic gouache, and glitter on a square canvas to conjure a luminous emotional interior that resists easy categorization. The work operates through the tension between restraint and excess, with Yoon's controlled application of paint giving way to the unexpected shimmer of glitter, a material that carries equal parts sincerity and irony in contemporary painting. That formal duality mirrors the psychological territory Yoon consistently explores, where vulnerability and self-awareness coexist without canceling each other out. Yoon has developed a distinctive visual language rooted in the experience of interiority, drawing on the quiet theatrics of memory, longing, and self-examination. This canvas, measuring 101.6 by 101.6 cm, benefits from its perfect square format, which lends the composition a meditative stillness while allowing the surface to hold the viewer's attention across multiple registers simultaneously. The gouache's matte opacity plays against the acrylic's translucency, creating a rich layering effect that rewards close looking. Offered through Hashimoto Contemporary, this signed work represents Yoon at a particularly confident and resonant moment in his practice. Collectors drawn to emotionally intelligent painting that engages craft without sacrificing feeling will find this piece both visually compelling and conceptually substantial. The absence of a frame presents an opportunity to present the work in a manner suited to the collector's own environment, allowing the painting's inherent glow to remain unencumbered.
- Medium
- Acrylic, acrylic gouache, glitter on canvas
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Hashimoto Contemporary
For Sale — $7000
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