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Imagine that: If 30 million world refugees were citizens of a state or a nation …

In the middle of no where, with fear, pain and uncertainty, refugees were uprooted by conflict, climate disaster, or political instability, running for safety. Displaced from their communities and any semblance of normality, nation-less and stateless, denied access to education, healthcare, employment and freedom of movement, there are about 30 million refugees worldwide and statistically over half of them are children. That’s more than any of 49 states in the US, ranking 2nd just under California if they were a state, or larger than Australia, South Korea, or Taiwan as a country. “Respect Refugees” is a representation of a multi cultural refugees scene, a Yuroz mural commissioned by United Nations […]

Romantic Impasto by Yuroz and the Making of “Lovers’ Embrace”

Romantic Summer Impasto Collection by Yuroz

Known for his cubist-styled narrative paintings that reveal both what our eyes see and what the mind knows, Yuroz is back romancing his viewers this summer with a textural symphony of canvases, massaging our psyche and emotions with layers of expressiveness. Mixing color right on the canvas with nothing but a single palette knife, manipulating light and shade with raised surface of undiluted paint, Yuroz masterfully conveys the warmth of an embrace, the sweetness of an offering, the tenderness of a caress, the blithe of togetherness and the tranquility of one’s trance. The Making of Lovers’ Embrace “Painting with a knife is fast-paced, exciting and fun but I still stick […]

Yuroz’s marquee symbol of humanity, the “Eternity” sculpture installation to be unveiled in China

Eternity sculpture an installation by Yuroz

For Immediate Release:  Los Angeles, CA, September 1, 2016 – To promote the concept and development of public art, Yuroz’s Eternity sculpture, a 13 feet (4 meter) installation in polished steel finish, will be unveiled in the 5th International Urban Sculpture Festival and subsequently acquired into the permanent collection of Jimo City, one of China’s cultural power centers. Yuroz, a master painter and sculptor created the Eternity sculpture as a contemporary minimalist representation of the restorative power of wholesome love and compassion. Moso Art Gallery and Yuroz Art Studios are pleased to announce that after an intensive search and selection process conducted by the Municipal Publicity Department of JIMO City and JIMO […]

Connecting the dots: The life of an artist and important bodies of work – Symbiosis by Yuroz as a case study

The context of an artist’s life leading up to or immediately prior to the creation of important artwork bear profound effect on his work.  At first glance of the Symbiosis Collection, one would think that Yuroz has totally departed from his prior style and subject matter. In fact, Yuroz revisits his main subject of human condition with a new angle, embracing his love for humanity with a new dimension and inventiveness.  What we did not know is that this journey traced back to over 20 years ago…