Hank Yaghooti | Jungian Symbolic Contemporary Artist
"My work is not about expression, but listening—to what wants to be seen, what is forming in the dark, and what emerges when the self gives way to the imaginal."
Artistic Philosophy & Jungian Symbolism
Hank Yaghooti is a contemporary figurative artist whose work explores Jungian archetypes, symbolic mythology, and psychological transformation. His paintings merge surreal figuration with expressive abstraction, investigating the tension between shadow and illumination within the human psyche. Through layered media — acrylic, watercolor, ink, and spray paint — Yaghooti creates symbolic contemporary art rooted in depth psychology and mythic imagination.
Psychological Themes & Archetypal Imagery
Within Yaghooti’s fragmented universe, the human form becomes a cipher—an intermediary between conscious perception and archetypal undercurrents. His figures, peculiar yet deeply relatable, operate as psychic thresholds, reflecting not only the artist’s inner cosmology but inviting the viewer into their own inner terrain. These visual narratives resonate with life’s hidden dramas and enduring myths, offering a multilayered encounter with the forces that shape identity, memory, and becoming.
Exhibitions, Publications & Recognition
A graduate of New Jersey City University (BFA), Yaghooti’s work embodies a bold introspection rooted in the lineage of expressionism while remaining deeply personal in its vision. His art has been exhibited in galleries and cultural events including the Jersey City Art Studio Tour and Artworks in Trenton, NJ, and has received recognition through publications such as Beautiful Bizarre magazine. His creative practice extends into the literary realm with two self-published books, Black Lines In A White World (2008) and Chameleon (2015). Yaghooti’s works reside in private collections and remain accessible through his personal website, contributing to an ongoing dialogue within contemporary art.
Materials & Creative Process
In Yaghooti’s hands, the canvas becomes a mirror—reflecting not only the visible but the unseen. His process privileges intuition, subconscious emergence, and active imagination, allowing meaning to surface through tension rather than resolution. The work invites the viewer into a quiet exchange with the ineffable, where shadow and light, order and chaos, the ordinary and the sublime coexist without hierarchy.