Untitled 2016

Yui Yaegashi created this untitled work with paint on canvas sometime after being born in 1985. Yaegashi's paintings often explore the boundaries between abstraction and representation. The grid-like structure of the artwork reflects a minimalist aesthetic, yet her choice of muted colors and visible brushstrokes introduces an element of human imperfection, softening the visual language. Consider how the grid might echo the structured environments we inhabit and how the subtle variations within these structures reflect the complexities of our own lives. This piece seems to sit in a liminal space, neither wholly abstract nor entirely representational, prompting reflections on how identity is both shaped by, and resists, definition. Perhaps Yaegashi is encouraging us to find beauty in the subtle nuances of everyday experience and in the structures that shape our perceptions.