{"id":7857,"date":"2021-04-12T06:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytrendtales.com\/?p=7857"},"modified":"2021-04-11T10:05:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T10:05:25","slug":"understanding-intimacy-through-art-hiejin-yoos-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytrendtales.com\/understanding-intimacy-through-art-hiejin-yoos-paintings\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Intimacy Through Art: Hiejin Yoo’s Paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Describing intimacy to an outsider visiting Earth is as hard as describing color to a blind person. True intimacy is understood through experience, and negotiating feelings through words oftentimes dwindles a complex experience into syllables. And yet, through visual art, such feelings might be better understood.\n\n\n\n

Take for instance Hiejin Yoo’s paintings. Based on daily observations, they capture mundane moments\u2014snapshots in time\u2014that make the tapestry of memory and feelings. Moments like reaching out your hands to touch a friend, pet a dog, or grab a fruit.\n\n\n\n

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