Reiko Sakai Paints Impressionistic Legends in the Matrix of the Mind at Agora Gallery

Chelsea, NY, February 26, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Japanese painter and graphic designer Reiko Sakai delves into Impressionist legends and brashly colorful symbolism. Her work bears certain musical, expressive qualities that may be owing to the subtle influence of her mother, a piano teacher. This gives many of her acrylic compositions a moving, swelling resonance. She deploys colors with a gentle, Impressionist application style that makes even the boldest tones rounded and soft. Her subjects, whether landscapes or mythological animals, evoke epic allegorical themes that are bolstered by an audacious aesthetic and a stunning color palette.

Cool blues and greens bubble around fiery reds, oranges and purples, the whole lit by spectacular sun and starlight effects that Sakai conveys with uncanny brilliance. Her work never spills over into empty spectacle, though. Each canvas flirts with a certain degree of abstraction, where sinuous strands of color and expressive brushstrokes take on an iconic power beyond the works’ figurative subjects. Floating between mythic and literal subjects, Sakai’s mesmerizing colors and style are the stuff of legend.

Exhibition Dates: February 26, 2010 – March 19, 2010
Reception: Thursday, March 04, 2010, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/Reiko_Sakai.aspx

Japanese art, long cherished for its fluidity and understated elegance, has continued to inspire artists in the 21st Century. Modern and yet timeless, Agora Gallery’s Matrix of the Mind is a survey of talented contemporary Japanese artists. With their appreciation for the natural world and the spiritual mind, these works will captivate the soul with their subtle philosophies and passionate beauty.

Featured Artists:
Midori Kakino, Kyohei Kiyobe, Sachie Koyama, Nobuyuki Matsubara, Miyooon, Koki Morimoto, Iwasaki Nagi, Satomi Nishino, Dan OBANA, Umeko Okano, Rie Osogoe, Reiko Sakai, Tetsuo Takashima, Saori Louise Tatebe

About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district that was established in 1984 and is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of internationally talented emerging and mid-level artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of Art-Mine.com, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art from emerging, mid-level and well-established artists. Most recently, the gallery launched http://agoraartgalleryblog.com, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.

Contact:
Lee Eagle
Public Relations
Agora Gallery
Lee@agora-gallery.com

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