Yankell's paintings celebrate the life force and the common woven fabric underlying humanity and existence. Working in ink, oil and acrylic, he conjoins instinctual organic abstraction with a kinetic approach that is rooted in classical lighting and form. While embracing international and historical conventions, he seeks an evolution of the language of art and expresses an engaging vision of creation.
Thematically, the recent figurative works includes an array of musical and dance genres, ranging from jazz and global fusion to orchestral, flamenco, and tango. The other primary branches of the current work portray universal setting of daily and nightlife scenes, as well as more suggestive abstractions that evoke unique and diverse interpretations.
Yankell's work is developed through a combination of on-site paintings, live models, and the exploration of meditation and imagination. Utilizing large brushes attached to bamboo poles, his application of paint is both aqueous and opaque, as well as broad and visceral, yet extremely precise. Due to several decades of immersion in Asian health and martial arts, Yankell paints in a process that embodies the characteristics of a fencing or dance ritual.
The work seen upon close inspection is often completely abstract; undulating with textural and temperature variations. Seen at a distance, however, the images crystallize in the mind's eye and are brought to life by the viewer. It is this experience of viewing Yankell's work that makes one realize that the artist is engaging us in the depths of a visual language.
Yankell was trained in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the University of Pennsylvania and the Frudakis Sculpture Academy. He also studied art history at Temple University in Italy. He currently lives with his wife and two daughters in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally and is recognized for his unique and progressive style.
Piccadilly's Fine Art Galleries are proud to introduce Stuart Yankell's work in its galleries.
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About Stuart Yankell
