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Painting #210506 



Original painting

Material(s): Mixed media on canvas   


Karl Au-Yeung
Karl Au-Yeung
Booth: K-13
Stouffville, ON
Duration: Full Show

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Mini Bio Karl Au-Yeung is currently producing Colour Field abstraction, which includes the treatment of illusion of space, the play to particular colour combinations on the spectator, and the balancing of geometric configurations on the picture plane. The commentary of his painting is expressed in the use of abstract symbols rather than in pure figuration. It is for symbolic purposes to reflect the energetic fortitude of human beings; its meaning is hope kindles hope