Shinpei Kusanagi: so far so close

Mar 6 - Apr 19, 2014
Overview

Altman Siegel proudly presents the second solo show at the gallery of Tokyo based painter Shinpei Kusanagi. The exhibition will feature the artist’s abstract paintings paired with his illustration work, which is being shown for the first time outside of Japan.

 

Shinpei Kusanagi’s landscapes are both dynamic and understated. Leaving much of the canvas raw, his minimal strokes of acrylic create figures, space and movement. Using simple geometric shapes Kusanagi subtly implies the windows and architectural planes that create the familiar geography of urban landscapes. Efficient marks imply the curve of a sidewalk, while a single brush of green evokes a tree. The broadly applied atmospheric washes of color leave the landscapes devoid of specific detail, as they seem to evoke the memory of a place rather than the place itself.

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