Shinpei Kusanagi: Mindlake

Nov 1 - Dec 21, 2018
Overview

Altman Siegel is pleased to present Mindlake, Shinpei Kusanagi's third solo exhibition at the gallery. Mindlake continues Kusanagi's interest in nurturing visual movement, with both the surfaces of his compositions as well as the energy the paintings collectively generate.

 

As his initial method, Kusanagi stains untreated canvases with layers of translucent color. He then incorporates improvisational brushstrokes in vivid hues, markings that materialize from rapid motions and pooling stillness. The compositions hover on the surface and then move into deep space. Developing tensions that flow beyond the canvas, Kusanagi's paintings spill into the architecture of the gallery. Kusanagi's uninhibited use of color offers oscillating contrast and harmony, resulting in abstracted landscapes that appear simultaneously dynamic and serene. 

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