{"id":9743,"date":"2022-03-22T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=9743"},"modified":"2022-03-21T18:25:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T22:25:20","slug":"mika-horibuchi-at-55-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/22\/mika-horibuchi-at-55-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"Mika Horibuchi at 55 Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Betrayal and concealment are words applied to <a href=\"https:\/\/mikahoribuchi.com\/home.html\">Mika Horibuchi\u2019s<\/a> deceptively masterful paintings at <a href=\"https:\/\/bortolamigallery.com\/exhibitions\/watercolors\/\">55 Walker<\/a>, which replicate her grandmother\u2019s amateur watercolors.\u00a0 At first glance, triangular tabs appear to be adhered to the surface to hold up a printed photo.\u00a0 A closer look reveals that they, like the \u2018photo,\u2019 are meticulously painted.\u00a0 The cat image is a rendition of a printed snapshot sent to the artist in Chicago by her grandmother in Japan, who has taken up painting later in life.\u00a0 A nearby display case shows the original snapshots along with other photos, drawings, and more.\u00a0 Here, the professional mimics the hobbyist, but the work conveys respect and consideration.\u00a0 (On view in Tribeca through March 26<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/6c6876dc7ff53694967151f73\/images\/329f6d99-ae37-4b25-2099-c2c2d1324f17.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1511\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mika Horibuchi, Watercolor of Pi-ko, oil on linen, 42 x 55 x 1 \u00be inches, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Betrayal and concealment are words applied to Mika Horibuchi\u2019s deceptively masterful paintings at 55 Walker, which replicate her grandmother\u2019s amateur watercolors.\u00a0 At first glance, triangular tabs appear to be adhered to the surface to hold up a printed photo.\u00a0 A closer look reveals that they, like the \u2018photo,\u2019 are meticulously painted.\u00a0 The cat image is &hellip; 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