Kenji Hirata: The Way Out is the Way In

Color functions as language in Kenji Hirata’s bountiful universe with shapes and hues that converge in beautiful cataclysms on canvas. The Japanese-born, Brooklyn-based artist's solo exhibition "The Way Out is the Way In," opens at Joshua Liner Gallery in New York City“ this week. New Laughter Mode†and “New Laughter Mode 2†represent cylindrical objects in motion, awash in shades of blue and offset by …

The Dutch Touch Art: Hand-Painted Oils

by Tisha Leung Preserving the style of painting popular during the Netherlands’; Golden Age, the Dutch Touch Art Company‘s newest collection of oil paintings celebrates the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s discovery of Manhattan. Other reproductions and originals include both new and traditional subjects, like the full-size portrait “Marchese Balbi” and still-lifes such as “Cream Mushroom” (above left) and “Pear with Insect” (above right). Dutch …

The Palindrome Series by Peter Marigold

Now on view as a part of "The Harder They Fall" exhibit at Moss Gallery in NYC, artist/designer Peter Marigold created a new series of works cleverly entitled The Palindrome Series. Using wood, acrylic, gypsum composite and fiberglass, Marigold plays with symmetry by creating pieces of furniture that are half mold and half cast resulting in mirrored textures and details. Marigold explains the process behind …