Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese and American artists
Update: We will be open on Thursday, January 11 the Japanese holiday from 1-7 PM
We opened a new show, called You and Me, last night at the gallery. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 1-7 PM Through the end of March.
It’s a very different kind of show for us since usually we feature primarily abstract works from Asian artists. This show focuses on the relationships between people. We have works showing people in love, people talking together, people looking at others and images of individuals that we may be able to forge some relationship with. This is why we call it You and Me.
In some cases, the art is You and Me, and in some cases the art is me and you are you.
Zhu Wei: Images of the Strikingly Bizarre
This print from Zhu Wei portrays two soldiers looking toward the future. What are they thinking? Are the puzzled, optimistic, confused? You decide. We have a few of his works now, after being sold out for a while. His work got the most attention in last night’s show.
David Opdyke
We also have several works from American artists–works that we could not resist when we saw them, and we hope that you have the same reaction.
Perhaps you can see that the detail of the picture on the left is of George Washington. It is created by David Opdyke, a young star of the Ny artworld, who is primarily a sculptor whose works command prices well over $20,000 US.
For this print, as far as I know his only one, he drew thousands of small historical images that together form the picture of George Washington on the one dollar bill. Is he making a statement about how we spend our money?We just had this framed, and it is in the gallery now.
Chloe Piene
We also have work from another New York artist, Chloe Piene, whose NYC openings, have people waiting in line. This image, another print, shows a man and woman intertwined.
We had it framed with a double mat that has a red strip around it.
We tell people it is perfect for the bedroom.
Louis Risoli, Breathe Easy
We also have a 3 ft x 4 ft oil painting of bodybuilders by Louis Risoli entitled, Breathe Easy.
It too is strong and powerful and great for living room or bedroom. I had one of his works in my living room when I lived in California.
There are also works from Yoko Kawazoe and Gakushi Yamamoto that portray places where people once were, places where people have left traces of themselves, where you can almost feel them there. These are images of train stations and Gakushi Yamamoto’s trademark chairs.
We hope you can make it. We are also thinking of opening on the Japanese holiday. I expect we will.
