Trials of Vision: Milan Young

'Trials of Vision' focuses on Young's stylistic evolution and personal growth, both as an artist and as a human being. Going through multiple 'trials' to refine and perfect her practice, her paintings - or 'visions' - now reflect her confidence in having found her unique artistic voice. Circles are a recurring pattern in Milan's canvases and represent the complex and introspective process which exists behind the creative gesture. "Going in circles", a feeling shared by many, in this case alludes to Young's recurrent need to revisit, alter, at times even completely dismantle the pictorial surface in order to be able to achieve the desired final product. Most works in fact conceal hidden layers of previous experimentations, discarded or modified to attain the geometrical harmony, the chromatic strength and the conceptual depth that make Milan Young's body of work one-of-a-kind.

Young's practice fluctuates in a paradoxical state between chaos and premeditation. In an abstract expressionist fashion, the element of chance imbued in the artistic gesture plays a pivotal role in her production. Yet, it also conceals a component of chromatic order and thematic investigation. Young's process revolves around a thorough research practice into colour theory and an exploration of different cultural, social and scientific fields, prompted by her constant endeavour to discover and represent the many facets of the world around us. Young works with a vast variety of media including: acrylic, oil, pastel, sharpie, graphite, charcoal, oil stick and coloured pencil, amongst others.