Mindy Solomon Gallery presents new exhibitions on view: Osamu Kobayashi: Foreign Relations and Jaime Hayon: CARATE

 

Image: Osamu Kobayashi

Sea Gaze, 2023 

Oil on canvas 

88″ x 80″

Mindy Solomon opened Foreign Relations, the second solo exhibition of longtime gallery artist Osamu Kobayashi, with an Opening Reception on Saturday, March 25th from 6-9pm. Comprised of primarily large-scale paintings, Kobayashi continues to investigate the possibilities of painting with outsized brushes and singular movements of glorious pigment against canvas. Kobayashi has continued to pursue his commitment to conquering the medium of oil paint. In his newest body of work, there appears an almost spiritual reckoning with life and subsequently the images. Bright transparent layers of color curve and swirl within each other like a mantra circling in on itself. The exhibition is on view through April 22, 2023.

Kobayashi writes: “Broad intuitive brushstrokes gracefully circle and undulate across the smooth gessoed plane. Raking light brings these grand gestures to life, contrasting with the flat surface these forms dance around. There’s precision to the often colorful and hard-edge imagery that is created. They recall the simple and clean line work of anime, graphic design, and color field painting. While the compositions remain reductive and abstract, references to the body and landscape are regular themes and can often be one and the same. A wavy stroke is viewed as flowing long hair, and at the same time can be seen as depicting a psychedelic hill or mountain.”

Image: Jaime Hayon
Mark Lond Flora, 2022
Acrylic and oil on canvas
150 cm x 100 cm

Mindy Solomon Gallery also presents Jaime Hayon: CARATE, which opened on Saturday, March 25th from 6-9pm Mindy Solomon is pleased to present Spanish born painter and designer Jaime Hayon in the exhibition CARATE. Born in Madrid in 1974 and trained in industrial design, his creative skills know no boundary. Oscillating between, furniture, objects, tapestries and carousels, Hayon creates a narrative universe uniquely his own. Jaime Hayon draws upon his deep-rooted connection to art in all aspects of his life. The exhibition is on view through April 22, 2023.

His work reflects his unique perspective on the world, a playful yet insightful exploration of the human psyche expressed through his zoomorphic, colorful, and folkloric paintings. He began producing his significant body of work some 20 years ago and has constantly developed his aesthetic across various disciplines, including design, sculpture, and painting.