NYAB Event - Hiromitsu Kuroo "Seeds of Expression"

Hiromitsu Kuroo "Seeds of Expression"

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Displeased with the rigid and competitive world of his youth, Hiromitsu Kuroo set foot in the realm of art, where creativity, individuality, and self-expression are embraced with acknowledgement. As a Japanese expatriate in New York, Kuroo constantly struggles with his cultural identity and current existence in a foreign country, but attempts to bridge these two very different worlds with conviction that a common connection is possible through his work.
Born in Yokohama, Japan, Kuroo is a collage painter working in the tradition of Origami (the art of folding paper). In his case, the canvas serves as the paper, and the gentle manipulation of its surface is how he conveys intricate textural landscapes. The multiple layers of colors in his folded canvases are revealed through the crafted sanding of the canvas surface. Interested in the juxtaposition and vitality of collaged pieces of canvas, he uses them to accentuate other emerging shapes in his compositions. In “Seeds of Expression”, paintings by Kuroo collaborate with drawings of Origami. It is the wish of the artist for the audience to witness the process of these elaborate works emerging from the traditional Japanese art of Origami.