Here, Ryu is personifying birch tree. Is it why? The shape of big trunks that are erected straight or curved left and right reminds of Russian woman. It's not difficult to understand this once you realize that the white birch tree symbolizes the white skin of Russian woman. The birth tree series expressed through supple and smooth shape brings out a fantastic atmosphere. In the sense that the tree is shaped after a beautiful woman than a tree, her ideal formative world can be speculated. Meanwhile, her artwork on poplar tree is unique in its simpler and bolder composition compared to that of birch tree. Using the formative language of omission and shape transformation, Ryu pursues a semi-abstract form. Its formative interpretation compressed into flat image, in particular, is clearly distinguished from her birch tree series. Poplar tree is gangly shaped as its branches are small compared to its straight and tall truck. She is interpreting it through a simple and flat image by focusing on such shape characteristic.
Furthermore, it ends up having clear and upright formative beauty by simplifying it through geometrical image. A realistic sense of space cannot be felt at all in her poplar tree series because it is a perfectly flat interpretation. The new formative interpretation of distorting and simplifying the image of a tree is presented in the form of mixing flat surface and lines. This is a task of revealing the intention of seeking pure formative space. The repetitious arrangement of lines that symbolize the growth ring of a tree is no different than the ｅxpression of the intention to achieve pure formative beauty. Accordingly, Ryu, who has long been using tree as her artistic subject matter, is creating her own unique formative frame by cleverly mixing realistic and plane natures. Her birch tree series, in particular, stands out for its emotional ｅxpression of causing visual pleasure achieved by mixing and arranging a few primary colors. Most of all, Ryu is asking herself of the possibility of her own unique formative beauty through the combination of her intense color image based on bold complementary color and simple and flat images.
It can be said that her formative sense that has been cultivated through her birch tree series is evolving in her poplar tree series that recently began. Most of all, it gives out intense impression as the flat images that are expressed in a simple way to the point of being bold dominates a significant part of the canvas. Her drastic color contrast using complementary color is enough to dazzle the eyes of audiences through its strong visual appeal. It shows the persuasiveness of being able to capture the heart through color image. Furthermore, her color contrast that is intense to the point of appearing risky presents the visual beauty of color forme.
▲Shin Hang-seop (art critic)
서양화가 류영신 (Artist, Ryu Young-Shin)
▲Graduate School of Fine Art, Chungang University(Department of Western Painting). Completed Repin Academy of Fine Arts (St. Petersburg, Russia), Completed I’ Academie de la Grande Chaumlere (A Montparmasse, France) ▲Solo Exhibition 20Times=Gallery Indeco, Lotte Gallery, Seoho Gallery, Danwon Museum, Full City Gallery, Yale Gallery, Seogang Art Center, Yihyeong Art Center ect. ▲Art Fair=SIAF in japan/ Art Sydney in Australia/Korea galleries art fair at COEX in Korea, Korea art show in New York, SOAF(Seoul Open Art Fair)at COEX in Korea, Art Deagu in Korea, Star & Blue artist Hotel art at Hilton hotel in Korea, Seoul Art Festival at Novotel in Korea / Kln21 in Germany, Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair in Hong Kong/ Sydney Art Show in Australia, Fountain Art Fair, New York/ Verge Art Brooklyn, New York ect.
△출처=이코노믹리뷰 2013년 4월19일 기사