Yunizar

Christie's Hong Kong May 29 2005, Lot 96
Private Collection, Hong Kong

The work is in excellent condition as viewed. The canvas is clear and taut. There is evidence of minor wear and handling around the edges of the work but does not detract from the overall quality of the work. Any inconsistency is due to the artist's working method. Examination under ultraviolet light shows no sign of restoration. Framed.
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"Yunizar does not appear to want to build a narrative of symbolic forms so as to communicate his view and experience of life and the world. He is not plotting to build a sign system to communicate an unambiguous message and meaning. Instead, he merely wants to share feelings and emotions; to welcome us to feel the clamors of the would and the ever moving, impulsive and creative life force. His paintings offer a space where we can feel these emotions. It seems to me that Yunizar is simple occupied by his need to transmute forms and figures, to smelt and shatter them; and to change texts not into meaning, but into textures".

- Ahmad Mashadi cited in Coretan: Recent works by Yunizar, Gajah Gallery, 2007, P.12