Growth of Emotions in Koki Morimoto's Nature Inspired Series at Agora Gallery

Chelsea, NY, March 01, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Japanese artist, Koki Morimoto, in Matrix of the Mind: Contemporary Fine Art by Japanese Artists. The exhibition is scheduled to run from March 1, 2011 through March 22, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, March 3, 2011).

About the Artist
In Koki Morimoto’s paintings, nature and human emotion converge. Inspired by life’s constant flux and the invisible anxieties that keep people from fully merging with the earth, Morimoto turns painted marks into conduits of organic energy. Just as life grows out of the ground and occupies the expanse between earth and sky, Morimoto’s marks grow out of the canvas and inhabit the precarious but beautiful space between body and soul. Morimoto handles his monochrome acrylics softly, embracing dramatic value shifts but veering away from any harsh lines that might upset his work’s ethereality. Paint is Morimoto’s tool and not his subject. Thus he continually works to transcend the medium, envisioning a place where physicality falls away and only the aura of infinity remains.

A graduate of Saga National University (1983), Morimoto has been exhibiting throughout Japan since the late 1970s. He continues to live and work in his native Hiroshima.

Exhibition Dates: March 1, 2011 – March 22, 2011
Reception: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 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/artistpage/Koki_Morimoto.aspx

About the Exhibition:
Agora Gallery is spreading the spring feeling this March as three new exhibitions bring a sense of freshness and possibility to the gallery. Morphing into Milieu and Singular Sensations express a sense of joyful confidence in the beauty of the world and its value, displaying the work of artists who address reality in a courageous and innovative way. Appearing at the same time is Matrix of the Mind, an elegant survey of contemporary Japanese artists, which will leave viewers feeling refreshed and with a new interest in their surroundings.

Featured Artists:
Morphing into Milieu
Francisco Chediak, René Foster, Maria José Royuela, Maricela Sanchez

Singular Sensations
Masoud Abedi, Jorge Berlato, Susannah Virginia Griffin, Jenny Medved

Matrix of the Mind: Contemporary Fine Art by Japanese Artists
Fumitoshi Kamura, Fumie Kihara, Jun Kim, Sachie Koyama, Koki Morimoto, Iwasaki Nagi, Umeko Okano, Etsuko Shida, Tamiko Tominaga

About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery, established in 1984 and located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district. It 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. Gallery II, an elegant adjacent gallery space, gives artists the ideal area for a solo or group exhibition of their own, organized and publicized by Agora Gallery. 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 international talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art. The gallery also runs Agora Art Blog, 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.

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