Painting

January 15, 2025

Electric Paintings Capture the Enigmatic Glow of Cities at Night

Cities take on a whole new personality at night. As the sun sets, a new energy fills the airโ€”a blend of mystery, calm, allureโ€”that daytime just canโ€™t capture. Japanese artist Keita Morimoto brings these moments to life in his stunning paintings, capturing the quiet intensity of cities after dark. The nomadic artist travels between Toronto and Tokyo, capturing the hidden corners of each city at night.

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January 10, 2025

Ethereal Paintings Visualize the Borderline State Between Life and Death

For Japanese artist Miho Hirano, boundaries are designed to be breached. No matter how disparate, the elements in her artwork serve as complements rather than contrasts to one another. Hiranoโ€™s latest solo exhibition, Boundary, perfectly captures this impulse. It is primarily concerned with the relationship between life and death. These forces, however, arenโ€™t illustrated in competition, but instead as intimately connected.

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December 20, 2024

Evocative Watercolor Paintings Visualize Dreamscapes Filled With Majestic Wildlife and Raw Emotions

An artistโ€™s command over their canvas is best reflected through the details they choose to omit. Restraint is an artistic skill, as much as itโ€™s an exercise in intentionality and storytelling. Artist Hieu Nguyen has been searching for this โ€œintentional minimalismโ€ in recent years, and, if his evocative watercolors are any indication, it seems like heโ€™s found it.

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November 27, 2024

Takashi Murakami Reinvents Japanese Art History in Upcoming Gagosian Exhibition

If you see a bright explosion of flowers and bizarre yet kawaii characters, chances are itโ€™s a Takashi Murakami piece. Throughout his career, the Japanese artist has created artwork that brilliantly merges pop culture, high art, and consumerism; solidifying himself as one of the worldโ€™s most renowned contemporary artists. This December, an exhibition at Gagosianโ€™s London gallery will explore Murakamiโ€™s layered relationship to art history.

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