dayoutlast is a record of my direct engagement with mostly contemporary art, mostly Los Angelean.

As this blog has evolved since its 2010 inception, so has my perspective. What I once perceived as central within the investigation was what was central, literally, within the photographic frame that I shared here. While still an important consideration, such thinking has also given way to more peripheral considerations, ones also accompanied occasionally by text (written manifestation of thought) and the oscillations between them. What's missing here are larger unknowns surrounding issues of presentation and representation; the amount of time and space it actually takes to accomplish such first-hand observations; and the quandaries between documentation and interpretation.

Despite my attempt to communicate here with image and text what is essential in some respect about the artwork, neither representation should ever be considered a substitution for the primary viewing experience. Of course, occasionally there are exceptions.

Most of the time, these posts are merely remnants---residual fragments---from my last day out.

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Yui Yaegashi「purple, black, fog」@ Parrasch Heijnen


Crossing, 2021
oil on canvas
12 x 8 inches | 30.5 x 20.5 cm







purple, 2021
oil on canvas
8 x 10 inches | 20.5 x 25.5 cm


untitled, 2021
oil on canvas
10 x 7-7/8 inches | 22.5 x 20 cm




tone, 2021
oil on canvas
4-3/4 x 7-1/8 inches | 12 x 18 cm





untitled, 2021
oil on canvas
8 x 12 inches | 20.5 x 30.5 cm





untitled, 2021
oil on canvas
9 x 12 inches | 22.5 x 30.5 cm




slide, 2021
oil on canvas
8 x 11 inches | 20.5 x 28 cm


untitled, 2021
oil on canvas
7-1/8 x 4-3/4 inches | 18 x 12 cm


Season with..., 2021
oil on canvas
10-3/4 x 6-3/8 inches | 27.5 x 16 cm



"In an ongoing investigation of interwoven layers and chromatic nuance, Yui Yaegashi’s small-scale work exudes a substantial presence. Her oeuvre builds on the extensive history of nonobjective art. Each of Yaegashi’s intentional actions visibly transfers an essence of energy onto the canvas. The artist constructs a novel world through her exploration and experimentation relating to motion, the brushstroke, and time.

The act of creation, of painting, of conceptualizing the size and the space each canvas inhabits, is Yaegashi’s main focus. Perception of scale ebbs and flows as the works are experienced in relation to the body. The artist’s paintings are meant to be taken in both from a distance and at close range, where initial perceptions are dismantled and new details emerge.

To convey the purity of form and texture, Yaegashi carefully chooses every mark. She plays with composition through veiled moments: the unexpected presence of bold color peeking beneath neutral tones, the layering of minimally altered hues, the slight difference in pressure on the brush or knife engage the viewer in these subtle alterations."

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