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JOHN YOUNG, Naïve and Sentimental Painting XXXVIII, 2026, oil on Belgian linen, 160 x 220 cm. |
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OPENING RECEPTION
THURSDAY 4 JUNE, 6-8PM |
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We are delighted to present John Young’s forthcoming solo exhibition, A Changing Sky, which
features mesmerising paintings where layered chromatic compositions and delicate fields of light dissolve into shifting states of perception and stillness.
Acclaimed for his ongoing Abstract Paintings series, John Young presents A Changing Sky,
a new body of work shaped by the rapidly shifting conditions of the contemporary world. The compositions are no longer composed in the old sense; they now emerge and re-form. The result is remarkable paintings that act as fields of transmission which drift
into unstable imagery where composition itself begins to move beyond the certainty of the human hand.
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JOHN YOUNG, Walking the Seasons: Winter, 2024, oil on Belgian linen,
190 x 150 cm. |
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A Changing Sky moves through the atmosphere of filters and electronic weather before slowly returning to painting.
Young works against the speed and indifference of technology; it is through painting that he insists on another rhythm that is patient, attentive and bodily.
While some works such as Naïve and Sentimental Painting XXXVIII pulse with atmospheric
movement and layered chromatic intensity, others retreat into controlled muted palettes of soft greys, mineral whites, earth tones and neutrals. These quieter paintings evoke states of stillness and suspension, where colour appears to hover just beyond perception.
Across the exhibition, Young harnesses charged subtleties often overlooked - fleeting memory, shifting light, sensation and the instability of perception itself. |
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John Young in artist studio, courtesy of the artist. |
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John Young Zerunge AM (杨子荣) is one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists, renowned for his intellectually rigorous and socially engaged practice. His work often explores
themes of memory, transculturality, and the ethical dimensions of historical events.
Young’s works are held in major public and private collections in Australia and internationally including the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, the United Nations Collection (New York), M+ Museum
(Hong Kong), National Museum of Contemporary Art (Korea) and numerous prominent corporate and private collections worldwide.
In 2020, Young was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his significant service to the visual arts as a contemporary artist and painter.
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ARC ONE Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, learn, and work, and where the gallery stands. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, and emerging. |
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