RIMI YANG
CHRISTIAN HOHMANN | FINE ART 73-660 El Paseo, Suite 2 Palm Desert, CA 92260
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COVER IMAGES FRONT STYLE IN WHITE Oil on Canvas | 36” x 24” | 2010 BACK FASHION ICON: TWIGGY Oil on Canvas | 30” x 30” | 2010
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Image to the right: FASHION ICON: EDDIE | Oil and on Canvas | 36” x 36” | 2010
RIMI YANG The Grand Couture
RIMI YANG California-based, Japan born artist Rimi Yang’s portraits combine figuration’s human forms amidst veils of abstractions. A meticulously painted man or woman oftentimes claims center stage, beautifully clothed in modernity. Yet the figure seems to float amongst the ethereal nuances of emotions implemented through her intuitive “wu-wei” brushstroke techniques that emphasize authentic discovery through free-flowing process. In this current body of work, the collision of haute couture and high art is presented upon the canvas through familiar iconic personae swathed in the colors, textures and lines of high fashion. Lithe-like females, and sensual males, perfectly coifed, stand or sit amidst backgrounds and foregrounds of strong yet dreamy stratospheres, transparent washes and geometries. Educated primarily in Los Angeles and Italy, the painter received her training at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, studied at Otis College of Art and Design and spent a summer in Florence, Italy. She has exhibited on both coasts in New York and Los Angeles. Perhaps we can surmise that the lush influences of fashion upon her paintings were somehow subliminally imbued as she spent time in these wildly diverse breeding grounds known geographically for their style trailblazing. Elevated upon the canvas and sophisticated within the very fabrics that envelop their central subject, these oil and cold wax works present a world of elegance, poise and distinction blurring the lines between the artist’s ancient Asian techniques and her contemporary visages of chic identity.
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BIOGRAPHY EDUCATION 2004 Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Los Angeles, CA 2004 Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA 2003 The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy (Summer) 1991 California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 1987 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH AWARDS 2007 Residency At Pouch Cover Foundation, Canada in July and August, 2007 1988 Marietta Kirschner Wigg Print Award, 36th Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 1988 First Place in Prints, 36th Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH SELECTED REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS Anon, Mid American Review (cover illustration) VIII, no. 1, Fall 1987. Han, Stephanie, “The Difference,” Kyoto Journal, Fall 2002. Hiroyuki, Itsuki, “The Sunset-Colored Simca,” Kyoto Journal, Winter 2001. McCarthy, Ralph F., “Rue & Me,” Kyoto Journal, 2005 Tong, Su, “How the Ceremony Ends,” Kyoto Journal, 2006 Cozy, David, “Donald Richie, Modernist - Tokyo Nights,” Kyoto Journal, 2006 Metropolitan Home, May, 2006 Chowdhury, Manosh, “Crow Home,” Kyoto Journal, 2006 Thompson, Holly, “Radio Day,” Kyoto Journal, 2007 No. 68 Traditional Homes, April, 2008 For a list of solo and group exhibitions, please visit our website.
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FASHION ICON: TWIGGY | Oil on Canvas | 30” x 30” | 2010
GALAXY ANGEL | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 30” | 2010
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SMOKEY GREY| Oil on Canvas | 48” x 30” | 2010
QUEEN OF FORREST | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2010
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ORANGE FOX | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48” | 2010
MYSTIC FLOWER DRESS 1 | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2010
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ROBE ROUGE | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2010
STORY OF PIA | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2010
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WOMAN IN STYLE | Oil on Canvas | 40” x 30” | 2010
STYLE IN WHITE| Oil on Canvas | 36” x 24” | 2010
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MELANCHOLIC JAPONISME 1 | Oil on Canvas | 24” x 24” | 2010
KENNY’S STYLE ADVENTURE | Oil on Canvas | 40” x 30” | 2010
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PERSIAN BLUE STRIPES | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 30” | 2010
PINK BOY | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 30” | 2010
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STYLE CONFIDANT | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48” | 2010
MILKY ANGEL | Oil on Canvas | 48” x 48” | 2010
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ABOUT THE GALLERY CHRISTIAN HOHMANN | FINE ART represents over thirty years of lineage in the art world by the Hart/Hohmann family founded in Germany. Director Christian Hohmann’s parents Werner and Ursula opened their first gallery in 1976 in the cultural tourist destination of Walsrode, which quickly became a success attracting cosmopolitan visitors from all over the world. In 1998, his aunt Eva Hart ventured to the States and opened a gallery in Carmel by the Sea, a premiere address for the California fine art world. She introduced art collectors to the best European contemporary artists, a relatively untapped market in the area, and one in which was found a thriving market. Only two years later the Hart family opened another location in the heart of Chicago. Back in Germany, 19-year old Christian was honing his own career by studying Art History and Economy at the University of Trier. He also spent time working with acclaimed artist Prof. Rudolf Hausner, an important representative of the Viennese School of Fantastic Realism, to publish several important Fine Art Prints. Two years later he opened his first gallery in Hamburg at 21. In 1998 he partnered up with Thomas Levy, one of Germany’s premier art dealers and gallery owners, to open a gallery villa in Hamburg-Poeseldorf. The gallery highlighted artists such as Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Francis Bacon, and Xenia Hausner and participated in art expos including Art Frankfurt and the prestigious Hamburg Photo Triennale. Three years later, Hohmann collaborated on a project gallery in Berlin-Mitte. In 2002 Eva Hart decided to open a 5,000 square foot flagship gallery in Palm Desert, CA. Located on the exclusive El Paseo Drive in the renowned playground for the Forbes 400, the gallery played host to visitors from all over the world looking
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for paradise weather, perfect golf and tennis and world-class art. Christian joined his aunt as gallery director and went on to facilitate stellar exhibitions from modern classics like Joan Miro, Chagall, and Gabriele Muenter to contemporary artists such as Paul Wunderlich, Eberhard Hueckstaedt and Karin Voelker. In the summer of 2009, the Harts retired and Christian decided to carry on the family tradition solo with a new signature space, also located on El Paseo Drive. Today, Christian Hohmann Fine Art reflects this rich legacy in the art world, which began in Germany over 30 years ago, and now spans across the United States. With a longstanding tradition of presenting both European and national artists of the highest caliber to the discerning collector, the gallery’s strong figurative program is accentuated by diverse offerings in 20th century master works by both familiar and emerging names. The gallery features an exquisite selection of original paintings and sculpture by over 60 unique artists while also representing many artists’ estates and publishing books and catalogs of important work. With a true passion for art, educating the client, and a devotion to its artists, the gallery has garnered a world-class reputation as a sophisticated destination for art.
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ARTISTS OF THE GALLERY PAINTING Mohamed Abla Deladier Almeida Michael Azgoura Gina Gass Zivana Gojanovich Eberhard Hueckstaedt Thomas Jessen Denis Jully Willi Kissmer Manzur Kargar Wiebke Kramer Gabriele Lockstaedt Gerd Lieder Heiner Meyer Neil Nagy Heinz Rabbow Thomas Ritter Peter Schettler Karin Voelker Edward Walton Wilcox Paul Wunderlich Rimi Yang
ESTATES Bob Freimark Clemens Kindling David Schneuer (Representative) Paul Wunderlich SCULPTURE Baerbel Dieckmann jd hansen Holger Lassen Siegfried Neuenhausen Stefan Reichmann Christopher Schulz Pierre Schumann Heinz Spilker FINE PRINTS Marc Chagall Corneille Xenia Hausner Rudolf Hausner Joan Miro Pablo Picasso www.christianhohmann.com
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BOOKS00003 Rimi Yang | The Grand Couture Š Hohmann Fine Art $19.80
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