PORTAL TO ANOTHER DIMENSION
Artworks by Tadasuke Jinno and Hiromitsu Kuroo
Portal To Another Dimension
Artworks by Tadasuke Jinno and Hiromitsu Kuroo
July 3 - 31, 2021
Curated by Sonomi Kobayashi
Reception: Saturday, July 10, 4-6pm
Gallery Hours: Sat & Sun, 1-6pm and other days by appointment
Location: -the gallery LTD-
37 North 15th Street Brooklyn, NY 11222
For more than a year we have all experienced the new claustrophobic limitations put upon our lives, both as a society and as individuals. We have each been affected by this mentally, physically, and spiritually and though there are commonalities, this experience has also been unique to each of us. I’ve spent more time being alone than ever before, living solely within myself, without the distractions of being “busy”.
Whenever I felt lonely, worried or scared I would close my eyes and dive deep into my body. In my mind I discovered that expansive peaceful universe that exists within me. It didn’t matter what was happening outside in the physical “reality”, this quiet peaceful moment was always there, this Portal to Another Dimension.
I have chosen 2 artists for this exhibition whose visions and perspectives during this time may help you finding new perspectives and experience in your “reality”.
Tadasuke Jinno’s work walks the borderline between our perceived reality and it’s chimera. He intentionally and purposefully invites his viewers to cross that threshold, to both enter and exit the border between reality and unreality. His works are developed through composition, color choices and technical virtuosity to allow the viewers to experience different bodily sensations and perceptions, to experience visual illusions that transcend their painted forms. Art for Mr. Jinno is a means of challenging our perceived sense of values and getting us to see it in a new way, so that we may continue to grow our understanding of what reality can be.
Hiromitsu Kuroo’s new project is called "Bleach Painting”. These works were inspired by the Native American murals he saw while traveling through Utah and Colorado five years ago. These murals were painted on the rock walls of the narrow valleys where the indigenous peoples sheltered from the heat of sun during the day and the wildlife that hunted during the night. This sheltering from the harsher realities of the external world mirrored for him our current experience during this pandemic. He learned from them the ability to enjoy creating works using an approach less technically reliant than previously.
In this exhibition “Portal To Another Dimension” I hope the viewers can learn from these two artists perspectives of alternative dimensions to our shared realities and think about how to incorporate this thinking into their own lives.
Tadasuke Jinno is a New York-based visual artist from Japan whose practice includes painting, sculpture, and installation. He was an artist-in-residence in 2014 at NARS Foundation in Brooklyn, in 2017 at GlogauAIR in Berlin, Germany, and Zaratan AIR in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2019 at ChaNorth International Artists-in-Residency in New York and in 2020 at Crosstown Art residency in Memphis TN. He was the ChaNorth Solo Show Awardee 2020. His work has been selected for the permanent collection of The Art Students League of NY.
Hiromitsu Kuroo earned his BFA and MFA from Tohoku University of Art & Design. He had solo exhibitions at Tenri Cultural Institute, Gloria Kennedy Gallery, MIKIMOTO NY, Makari, and Bronx Community College in New York, and Gallery Yamaguchi and G-Art Gallery in Tokyo. In 2010 and 2019 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and The Golden Foundation for the artists residency program in 2019. In 2020, his interview article was published in Forbes.
Born and raised in Japan, Sonomi Kobayashi, is a New York based artist and independent curator who is interested in science, physics, stars, nature, and spirituality. She has curated successful group exhibitions including at Williamsburg Art and HistoricalCenter (NYC), Galerie La (Tokyo), and at many pop-up exhibitions in various locations, collaborating with other artists and independent curators in New York City. As an artist, her artwork has been exhibited in the United States, Japan, and Europe, including Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (NYC), Lesley Heller Workspace (NYC), Flinn Gallery (CT), Galerie ARTAe, (Leipzig Germany), The National Art Center (Tokyo), Galerie La (Tokyo, Japan). She received the Will Barnet Grant in Printmaking and Merit scholarship at The Art Students League, participated in residencies at MASS MoCA (MA), Vermont Studio Center (VT), ASL Vytlacil Campus (NY). She received a Four-Year Certificate in painting, studied printmaking and sculpture at The Art Students League of NY.
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Inquiries: Sonomi Kobayashi, [email protected]
Artworks by Tadasuke Jinno and Hiromitsu Kuroo
July 3 - 31, 2021
Curated by Sonomi Kobayashi
Reception: Saturday, July 10, 4-6pm
Gallery Hours: Sat & Sun, 1-6pm and other days by appointment
Location: -the gallery LTD-
37 North 15th Street Brooklyn, NY 11222
For more than a year we have all experienced the new claustrophobic limitations put upon our lives, both as a society and as individuals. We have each been affected by this mentally, physically, and spiritually and though there are commonalities, this experience has also been unique to each of us. I’ve spent more time being alone than ever before, living solely within myself, without the distractions of being “busy”.
Whenever I felt lonely, worried or scared I would close my eyes and dive deep into my body. In my mind I discovered that expansive peaceful universe that exists within me. It didn’t matter what was happening outside in the physical “reality”, this quiet peaceful moment was always there, this Portal to Another Dimension.
I have chosen 2 artists for this exhibition whose visions and perspectives during this time may help you finding new perspectives and experience in your “reality”.
Tadasuke Jinno’s work walks the borderline between our perceived reality and it’s chimera. He intentionally and purposefully invites his viewers to cross that threshold, to both enter and exit the border between reality and unreality. His works are developed through composition, color choices and technical virtuosity to allow the viewers to experience different bodily sensations and perceptions, to experience visual illusions that transcend their painted forms. Art for Mr. Jinno is a means of challenging our perceived sense of values and getting us to see it in a new way, so that we may continue to grow our understanding of what reality can be.
Hiromitsu Kuroo’s new project is called "Bleach Painting”. These works were inspired by the Native American murals he saw while traveling through Utah and Colorado five years ago. These murals were painted on the rock walls of the narrow valleys where the indigenous peoples sheltered from the heat of sun during the day and the wildlife that hunted during the night. This sheltering from the harsher realities of the external world mirrored for him our current experience during this pandemic. He learned from them the ability to enjoy creating works using an approach less technically reliant than previously.
In this exhibition “Portal To Another Dimension” I hope the viewers can learn from these two artists perspectives of alternative dimensions to our shared realities and think about how to incorporate this thinking into their own lives.
Tadasuke Jinno is a New York-based visual artist from Japan whose practice includes painting, sculpture, and installation. He was an artist-in-residence in 2014 at NARS Foundation in Brooklyn, in 2017 at GlogauAIR in Berlin, Germany, and Zaratan AIR in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2019 at ChaNorth International Artists-in-Residency in New York and in 2020 at Crosstown Art residency in Memphis TN. He was the ChaNorth Solo Show Awardee 2020. His work has been selected for the permanent collection of The Art Students League of NY.
Hiromitsu Kuroo earned his BFA and MFA from Tohoku University of Art & Design. He had solo exhibitions at Tenri Cultural Institute, Gloria Kennedy Gallery, MIKIMOTO NY, Makari, and Bronx Community College in New York, and Gallery Yamaguchi and G-Art Gallery in Tokyo. In 2010 and 2019 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and The Golden Foundation for the artists residency program in 2019. In 2020, his interview article was published in Forbes.
Born and raised in Japan, Sonomi Kobayashi, is a New York based artist and independent curator who is interested in science, physics, stars, nature, and spirituality. She has curated successful group exhibitions including at Williamsburg Art and HistoricalCenter (NYC), Galerie La (Tokyo), and at many pop-up exhibitions in various locations, collaborating with other artists and independent curators in New York City. As an artist, her artwork has been exhibited in the United States, Japan, and Europe, including Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (NYC), Lesley Heller Workspace (NYC), Flinn Gallery (CT), Galerie ARTAe, (Leipzig Germany), The National Art Center (Tokyo), Galerie La (Tokyo, Japan). She received the Will Barnet Grant in Printmaking and Merit scholarship at The Art Students League, participated in residencies at MASS MoCA (MA), Vermont Studio Center (VT), ASL Vytlacil Campus (NY). She received a Four-Year Certificate in painting, studied printmaking and sculpture at The Art Students League of NY.
View all artwork and price list
Inquiries: Sonomi Kobayashi, [email protected]
