{"id":9977,"date":"2022-08-19T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=9977"},"modified":"2022-08-10T14:33:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T18:33:23","slug":"naotaka-hiro-at-bortolami-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/19\/naotaka-hiro-at-bortolami-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Naotaka Hiro at Bortolami Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Framing an artwork is normally a secondary consideration to making it, but in Naotaka Hiro\u2019s new works at <a href=\"https:\/\/bortolamigallery.com\/exhibitions\/sand-man\/\">Bortolami Gallery<\/a>, the frame includes a wood panel onto which Hiro works directly.\u00a0 After securing the panel a foot above the ground, Hiro lies underneath and records the position and movements of his body in acrylic, graphite, grease pencil and crayon.\u00a0 The resulting abstraction continues the artist\u2019s exploration of the body, specifically what can and cannot be seen except through camera or mirror.\u00a0 Represented as gouges at center, striped and scale-like patterns and asterisk-like marks, the physical and spiritual aspects of the body merge in a unique self-portrait.\u00a0 (On view in Tribeca through Aug 26<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2068px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/6c6876dc7ff53694967151f73\/images\/ca2fc1f5-e190-b221-9b40-690e550997cc.jpg\" width=\"2068\" height=\"2850\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naotaka Hiro, Untitled (3 Rings), acrylic, graphite, grease pencil, and crayon on wood, 58 1\/8 x 42 x 2 in, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Framing an artwork is normally a secondary consideration to making it, but in Naotaka Hiro\u2019s new works at Bortolami Gallery, the frame includes a wood panel onto which Hiro works directly.\u00a0 After securing the panel a foot above the ground, Hiro lies underneath and records the position and movements of his body in acrylic, graphite, &hellip; 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