work (1990) by Youngkuk Yoo.
Yoo Youngkuk is a pioneer of modern art of Korea and her first abstract painter. Yoo Younkuk and Kim Whanki are regarded as two grand masters of Korean abstract painting.
Mountain-Blue (1994) by Youngkuk Yoo.
As a young man, becoming a painter represented a kind of freedom for Yoo. It opened the door to communities of like-minded artists and offered an outlet for his rich inner world. Experimenting with an array of materials and techniques, including wood relief, photography, and painting, early influences of Russian Constructivism, Suprematism, and Neo-Plasticism are keenly felt in Yoo’s work. Regardless of the material, the artist’s use of colour, form, and space expertly captured the brilliance and majesty of nature while maintaining a distinctly abstract sensibility. Mountain was a favorite motif of his paintings, and he became known as “the painter of mountains”.
work (1966) by Youngkuk Yoo.
work (1967) by Youngkuk Yoo.
work (1972) by Youngkuk Yoo.
Circle_A (1968) by Youngkuk Yoo.
Mountain (1974) by Youngkuk Yoo.
work (1965) by Youngkuk Yoo.
Mountain (1973) by Youngkuk Yoo.
work (1967) by Youngkuk Yoo.
work (1973) by Youngkuk Yoo.