Shuto Okayasu

Broadway

2018

Claudio Dicochea de la Agente Federal y el Rojo, la Emperatriz (of Federal Agent and Red, the Empress), 2010 acrylic, graphite, charcoal, transfer, wood 2 @ 48" x 36" Born in San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico and raised on the Mexican/US border in southern Arizona, Claudio Dicochea works at the intersection of colonialism, art history and contemporary popular culture. Using the model of the 18th century genre of Casta paintings...

THE OCCUPANT 2020 Paris, France A smaller work done in parallel to a complimentary piece ‘WOMBS, TOMBS, TOOLS,’ which portrays hand-painted serif typeset words ‘THE OCCUPANT.’ A ribbon of black along the base of the work hosts a line which reads: “The offices in the desert vending out futures -- if you had gotten a good one you too would want them all to know -- where our bodies have been.” The work is a commentary on the spaces we inhabit, and how they are all temporary. Paint is acrylic with the exception of the red elements, which are formed with oil paint. The painting is executed on two connected, reclaimed wood panels...

Uliviero Ulivieri - Born in Florence, Italy in 1934, this perennially youthful artist has a sweet and slightly shy aspect. He has absorbed from his c...

Title: New York Ti Amo Size: 50x50 cm Media : Acrylic on wood Ulivieri's art is characterized by its spontaneous flow and precise lines. His imagination is a key component of his journey, which he calls 'Strafantasie.' As a maestro born in the same city as Michelangelo, Botticelli, and many other geniuses, Ulivieri's work is a testament to the rich artistic tradition of his hometown. Faustini Arte has held several important national and international exhibitions, but has never been as successful as with Uliviero Ulivieri...

Old Friends 2022 Acrylic, Color pencil, on Washi (Japanese handmade paper) over wood panel. Brooklyn-based Japanese artist Masaya Nakayama creates work by wrapping wooden panels with Washi (Japanese handmade paper) followed by “drawing” with a special painter's tape. After covering the panels with a mix of acrylic, colored pencil, and gold leaf, Nakayama pulls up the tape to reveal his motif. The artist’s current body of work details his life in the USA as an immigrant on the path to citizenship. He centers on iconic images with themes representing what the artist equates with American culture through the lens of an artist of color...

David B. Smith Gallery is pleased to present "RGBs and See I’m Okays," Los Angeles-based artist Emily Joyce’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Presented in the gallery’s proj...