ABOUT Jason stopa
Jason Stopa is a painter and writer living in Brooklyn, NY. He received his BFA from Indiana University and his MFA from Pratt Institute. Stopa’s work has been reviewed in Artforum, Artsy, Hyperallergic, and The Brooklyn Rail. Recent group exhibitions include "Light," at Miles McEnery in New York City and "Wayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation" at the Manetti Shrem Museum in Davis, California. Recent solo exhibitions include "Hanging Gardens" at Atelier W in Pantin, France and "The Gate" at Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects in New York City.
"I make abstract paintings that reference architecture. I’m specifically interested in the formal possibilities of utopian architecture. My oil paintings are made of thin washes using archetypal, geometric forms. My paintings are highly physical works and resemble a kind of flattened sculpture. I’m interested in the capacity of graphic color to point toward idealism."
Photo Courtesy of Crit Lab
Photo Courtesy of Brad Ogbonna
ABOUT Osamu Kobayashi
Osamu Kobayashi was born in Columbia, SC in 1984. He has exhibited widely in the US and abroad including solo exhibitions at the Greenwich House in New York, AplusB Contemporary Art in Italy, and John Davis Gallery in New York. He was recently awarded the Hassam, Speicher, Betts, and Symons Purchase Fund from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and is a recipient of the Morris Louis ’32 scholarship. Osamu currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
"My work is reductive and playful in form, verging on the surreal and comical. Utilizing an intuitive array of colors, shapes, and textures, I create visual dualities: fluid vs. rigid, abstract vs. figurative, warm vs. cool, large vs. small, etc. Like a good story, every element is integral to the structure of the whole. I aim for tension and mystery that never quite resolves."
EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
Primary Cathedral
Jason Stopa
oil on canvas
Leaf II
Osamu Kobayashi
oil on canvas
EXHIBITION OPENING
12:30 PM