Juxtapoz Magazine – Jack & Venus: Susumu Kamijo @ Jack Hanley, NYC

Jack Hanley Gallery is pleased to present Jack & Venus, an exhibition of new functions by New York-dependent artist Susumu Kamijo. Jack & Venus spans throughout two galleries and will open up concurrently at Venus More than Manhattan’s 55 Terrific Jones Street room. In this exhibition, Kamijo will clearly show a new sequence of his signature poodle paintings. These daring and dynamic figures have produced additional into abstraction which makes it possible for for the artist’s exploration of condition, color, and technique to stand out.

In this human body of work, Kamijo is concentrated on a few most important areas: the poodle’s deal with, the landscape, and the general composition of these components. Whilst the poodle is the constant matter of the paintings, the artist has manufactured it crystal clear that it is not the poodle itself that he is anxious with but instead the surprising sorts that it can just take on. These new functions are cropped into a type of portraiture- the viewer sees lips, tooth, and eyes gazing again at them serenely, joyfully, or fiercely. As the confront is emphasised, the viewer is ready to consider in the designs, colors, and traces, all coming collectively to depict the matter. Kamijo’s dynamic abstractions are even more complemented by the smooth, rounded foliage of the landscapes they are settled in, as perfectly as the smaller circles in the upper still left or suitable corner, resembling the sun or the moon relying on their shade.

The artist’s expressive approach is obvious all over this series. Visible brushstrokes and paint drips are balanced by daring strains and styles. The repetition of imagery mixed with the distinctive evolution of model and technique end result in paintings that are at the moment familiar and entirely new.