TOKIMEKU

Solo Exhibition & Opening Event

You are cordially invited to TOKIMEKU, a solo exhibition of Coral’s new abstract paintings inspired by a journey to Tamagawa wonderland in Akita Japan, at the Malcolm Smith Gallery, Uxbridge Arts Centre.

Exhibition date: 20 April to 25 May 2024

Opening Celebration: Saturday 20 April 2-4 pm

Original dance: Contemporary dancer Yiling Elaine Chen

Special Guest: Star Radio Lizzie Oaks

Refreshment provided

Free entry & RSVP to coralnoelyang@gmail.com

Location: Malcolm Smith Gallery, Uxbridge Arts Centre

Address: 35 Uxbridge Road, Howick (09) 535 6467

Exhibition hours: Monday - Tuesday 10 am - 4 pm. Sunday closed

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The Japanese work ‘Tokimeku’ (ときめく) beautifully captures the sensation of a throbbing, fluttering, and palpitating heart - a visceral response to the dance of anticipation. In this new suite of paintings, Coral Noel Yang weaves that notion of pleasure, delicacy, harmony and excitement through a recollection of her experience of the Tamagawa Hot Spring, a secluded mountain healing site in her mother’s hometown, Akita, Japan.

The rich landscape of the hot spring and its surrounding terrain provides bountiful inspiration for visual storytelling. Within each artwork, a palpable curiosity about the fluidity of water, the ascending glow of vapour, and the ethereal atmosphere of the land emerges. Rendered through a rich and personal abstract language, Tokimeku captures the emotions and ethos of the artist and her pilgrimage.

~ Paul Brobbel, Director, UXBRIDGE Arts and Culture

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Special thanks to my family and Robert Hsieh Sponsorship