William Song | Shared Resonance

SHARED RESONANCE WI LLIA M SONG

SHARE D RE SONANCE WILLIAM SONG

ArtXchange Gallery

February 5 - March 28, 2015

contemporary international art 512 1st Avenue South | Seattle, WA 98104 206.839.0377 | www.artxchange.org

ABOUT ARTXCHANGE GALLERY ArtXchange Gallery is a contemporary intercultural art gallery that inspires cultural exploration, the expansion of global community and the exchange of ideas through art. We exhibit art from around the world that reflects the diversity of influences shaping the Seattle community and contemporary global culture.

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Underlying a painting’s physical presence is pure energy as it coalesces into form. A relationship with that energy guides what emerges when a painting becomes whole.

My works hold intuitive environments. Color and line on canvas can prompt recognition of certain qualities of nature or states of being, expressed as elements of force and equilibrium.

There is an interaction between light and human experiences, from simple emotional responses to deep visions of consciousness. A painting exists through light and a fusion arises when their energies align.

In sound, the phenomenon of sympathetic vibrations is an example of shared resonance. This parallels a painting’s tonal energies resonating in us. Light is in constant flux. The power of a painting is its capacity to allow us to enter the stillness within that motion – to enter the cohesive unity of the present moment.

WILLIAM SONG

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Blue-White No. 2 (2013), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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Blue-White No. 3 (2013), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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L: Blue-White No. 15 (2014), oil on canvas, 14 x 18 inches, $650 R: Blue-White No. 7 (2014), oil on canvas, 14 x 11 inches, $600

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Blue-White No. 9 (2014), oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches, $2800 13

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Blue-White No. 10 (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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Blue-White No. 11 (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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Blue-White No. 8 (2014), oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, $1500 18

Blue-White No. 14 (2014), oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, $1500 19

Blue-White No. 6 (Glacier) (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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Blue-Sienna (Vertical) (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, $3800

Blue-Sienna (Four) (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, $3800

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LAKE MANASAROVAR and MOUNT KAILASH are located in a remote area of the Himalayas in Tibet. They hold a sacred significance to various spiritual traditions, signifying peace, awareness, and the interaction of energy principles that form this creation. The mountain and lake are a sanctuary, symbolizing spiritual purity and matter infused with spirit. The high altitude air, the fiery intensity of the sun and the icy waters of the lake all ring with high vibrative frequencies that support inner sight into consciousness beyond the physical senses.

The yantra (sacred symbol) of Shiva consciousness in the Vedic tradition associated with the mountain and lake is comprised of three horizontal lines representing “me, mine and not mine.� The lines symbolize a state of being where these three mental constructs - that reflect maya and ego, and keep human beings isolated from each other and nature - are no longer active.

These paintings integrate the yantra with the elemental creation energies of fire, water, earth, air and space. A primordial equilibrium arises from their union.

WILLIAM SONG

Manasarovar 1 (2013), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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Manasarovar 6 (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, $3800

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Manasarovar 5 (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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Manasarovar 3 (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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“Matter which we perceive is merely nothing but a great concentration of energy in very small regions.�

ALBERT EINSTEIN

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L: Spiral (2013), oil and wax on canvas, 36 x 36 inches, $2800 R: Opal (2014), oil on canvas, 14 x 11 inches, $600

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Rose-Grey (2014), oil and wax on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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Rose-Yellow-Blue (2014), oil and wax on canvas, 48 x 30 inches, $3200

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Gold-Sienna 2 (2014), oil and wax on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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Gold-Sienna 1 (2013), oil and wax on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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The Ancients (2014), oil and wax on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200

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Homa 2 (2014), oil on canvas 36 x 48 inches, $3200

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Green-Blue (2014), oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches, $2800

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BIO

Resides in Seattle, Washington Influenced by year-long stays in Rome, Italy, Kyoto, Japan, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and travel to India

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D.) Philadelphia, PA

WILLIAM SONG

Watson Fellowship Independent research in Italy and England Hamilton College (B.A., English literature) Phi Beta Kappa Clinton, NY

EXHIBITIONS

ArtXchange Gallery Shared Resonance Seattle, WA (February - March 2015) ArtXchange Gallery Harmonics (Two-person show) Seattle, WA (August - September 2013) Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Arnold Building & 1616 Eastlake Avenue East Building Seattle, WA (December 2010 - November 2011) Harborview Medical Center Seattle, WA (July - September 2010) Seattle City Hall Seattle, WA (April - June 2010) ArtXchange Gallery Seattle, WA (May - June 2009) Second Floor Gallery San Francisco, CA (October 2004)

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INDEX Blue-White No. 2 (2013), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200....................................................pg. 8-9 Blue-White No. 3 (2013), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200....................................................pg. 10-11 Blue-White No. 15 (2014), oil on canvas, 14 x 18 inches, $650...................................................pg. 12 Blue-White No. 7 (2014), oil on canvas, 14 x 11 inches, $600....................................................pg. 12 Blue-White No. 9 (2014), oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches, $2800................................................pg. 13 Blue-White No. 10 (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200....................................................pg. 14-15 Blue-White No. 11 (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200...................................................pg. 16-17 Blue-White No. 8 (2014), oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, $1500....................................................pg. 18 Blue-White No. 14 (2014), oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, $1500....................................................pg. 19 Blue-White No. 6 (Glacier) (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200......................................pg. 20-21 Blue-Sienna (Vertical) (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, $3800....................................................pg. 22 Blue-Sienna (Four) (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, $3800....................................................pg. 23 Manasarovar 1 (2013), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200....................................................pg. 27 Manasarovar 6 (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, $3800....................................................pg. 28-29 Manasarovar 5 (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200...................................................pg. 30-31 Manasarovar 3 (2014), oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200....................................................pg. 32-33 Spiral (2013), oil and wax on canvas, 36 x 36 inches, $2800.................................................pg. 36 Opal (2014), oil on canvas 14 x 11 inches, $600......................................................................................pg. 37 Rose-Grey (2014), oil and wax on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200....................................................pg. 38-39 Rose-Yellow-Blue (2014), oil and wax on canvas, 48 x 30 inches, $3200....................................pg. 40-41 Gold-Sienna 2 (2014), oil and wax on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200........................................pg. 42-43 Gold-Sienna 1 (2013), oil and wax on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200.......................................pg. 44-45 The Ancients (2014), oil and wax on canvas, 48 x 36 inches, $3200....................................pg. 46-47 Homa 2 (2014), oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches, $3200.................................................................pg. 48-49 Green-Blue (2014) oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches, $2800............................................................pg. 50-51 If you are interested in any of the listed works above, please contact ArtXchange Gallery. email: info@artxchange.org phone: 206.839.0377

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Cora Edmonds GALLERY DIRECTOR Lauren Davis GALLERY MANAGER Clarissa Gines DESIGNER + GALLERY ASSOCIATE

512 1st Avenue S. Seattle, WA 98104 206.839.0377 www.artxchange.org

Cover: Blue-White No. 10

Š February 2015 No part of this publication may be reproduced without consent from ArtXchange Gallery and the artist.

Images courtesy of the artist and ArtXchange Gallery.

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