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the house/the home A, 2017, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, painted wooden armature, 40 x 30 x 31.5 inches / 101 x 76 x 80 cm
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disappeared into the fire C, 2017, acrylic on canvas, painted wooden armature, 51 x 40 x 14.25 inches / 130 x 101 x 36 cm
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the woman is disappearing in the room, 2017; acrylic, charcoal pencil and collage on canvas, 47 x 47 inches / 119 x 119 cm
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woman with black hair A, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 39.5 x 30 inches / 100 x 76 cm
Exhibition
Shohei Takasaki: Framed Stories
17 May 2017 – 27 May 2017
Event times
Opening reception May 17, 6-8pm
Exhibition walkthrough with the artist May 27 at 4pm
Gallery hours Tue-Sat, 11am to 6pm and by appointment
Cost of entry
free
Address
- 929 NW Flanders St
- Portland
Oregon - 97209
- United States
Travel Information
- one block from the NW 10th and NW Glisan streetcar stop
Shohei Takaski's recent paintings use simple shapes to present subtle narratives of the ephemerality of relationships and inevitability of loss.
About
In these new paintings, Takasaki uses the formal device of painted frames to enclose simple, graphic shapes. The exhibition comprises several series, each presenting a different narrative of the ephermerality of relationships and inevitability of loss. Takasaki has said that the works are meant “to reflect on how my generation is doing nothing, while waiting for something to happen." In these moments of stasis, he says, even the smallest details and movements are seen.
Shohei Takasaki (b. 1979, Saitama, Japan) lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Self-taught in painting, Takasaki works on canvas and paper in both abstraction and figuration. Solo exhibitions of his work have been held at Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait; Backwoods Gallery, Australia; and Tokyo galleries Calm & Punk, Space EDGE and PLSMIS. Takasaki has been featured in many publications, including Acclaim Magazine, Shift, Art a Part of Cult(ure), Hidden Champion, Antenna and Warp Magazine.
