WATER GARDEN-MEDIUM — Acrylic Painting

Yinel Chong is an independent visual and oil painter whose work is grounded in lived psychological experience. Rather than addressing abstract or generalized emotion, her practice focuses on the recurring presence of personality structures, emotional responses, and relational patterns as they unfold within everyday life. Each work corresponds to a recognizable psychological moment—such as internal conflict, self-regulation, attachment and separation, repression, or awareness. While each piece stands as an independent work, the broader body of work remains interconnected, forming a continuous psychological life trajectory over time. The works do not offer conclusions or resolutions; instead, they maintain a psychological position that viewers may return to at different stages of life, reinterpreting their own experience through the work. Formally, Chong emphasizes restraint, structure, and clarity. Through symbolic forms and spatial relationships, she translates internal psychological processes into images that invite pause, observation, and reflection. She approaches creation as an ongoing dialogue between the individual and the self, offering viewers an entry point for greater awareness of their own lived experience. Her ongoing practice unfolds within the long-term visual framework of YCPSYART, exploring the relationship between inner experience, personality structure, and lived reality. Additional works and project context are presented online.