Elan Gallery Presents a special art show by Local Oil Painter, Yang Yu in honor of Chinese New Year.
"Contentment," by Yang Yu
Elan Gallery is pleased to present the art of Yang Yu, Jacksonville oil painter. Yang Yu expresses deep sensitivity and emotion through color on canvas. A reception to meet the artist will be held on Saturday, February 4th from 1 to 4 pm, at Elan Gallery, 245 West Main. Please join us in celebration of Yang Yu and this topical art show entitled, “Emergence.”
Yang Yu grew up in the countryside during the Chinese Cultural Revolution with her grandparents, living with few material possessions but very close to nature. Finding her way to America via Japan has been a life-changing journey for her. “I saw China change and evolve for 27 years, then 3 years in Japan during the height of its success, and finally I have spent the past 15 year in America. Putting all three cultures together is who I am today.
Yang Yu
She admits, “I always push myself to experience as many new things as possible…my goal is to bring rainbows into human life through my art. I have a passion to express and share. The subjects for my art can be anything that strikes me at moment. Realistic painting is limiting for me so abstraction enables me to add to the composition and be free to express my interpretation of the internal energy of the subject and its sense of being. If I can transfer emotion to the canvas, then I have been successful.”