Milt Kob aya shi S o l o
E x h i bi t i o n
Meyer Gallery
M i lt K o b aya sh i Solo e xhibition
July 2 2 - Aug ust 4, 202 2
Meyer Gallery
225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com
For his 2022 Solo Exhibition, New York artist Milt Kobayashi presents a new series of portrait paintings with contemporary compositional designs, bold color, and loose brushwork. The work continues to merge Kobayashi’s stylistic influences: Japanese printmaking inspires his flat patterning and perspective, while his handling of paint is a nod to master artists such as John Singer Sargent or Diego Velázquez. His Solo Exhibition opens on Friday July 22nd with an Opening Reception from 5-7pm. New work can also be seen online at meyergalleries.com. Kobayashi’s figures often appear pensive and introspective despite their public settings, lost in thought or casting discrete glances, while others fill the canvas and confront the viewer with a strong and confident gaze. Rooted in realism, his paintings have a modern aesthetic that appeal to a wide range of collectors with a bold style. His recent explorations in thematic or narrative elements bring even more intrigue to the work, as he focuses on a certain color or recurring subject to connect a series. Japanese art is still Kobayashi’s biggest influence, particularly 16th and 17th century Ukiyo-e woodblock print masters Hokasai, Sharaku, and Utamaro. It is the patterns, color harmonies, use of negative space, and particularly composition and design that informs Kobayashi’s unique style. Born in New York City, Kobayashi is a third-generation Japanese-American who lived with his family in Oahu, Hawaii and Los Angeles, California, where he spent many years working as an illustrator before returning to New York in the late 1970s. Here, he was strongly influenced by museum visits to the Met and other New York institutions and ultimately shifted his career from illustration to painting. He has now been working as a professional artist for more than 30 years.
Emerald and Glitter
oil
12 x 12
Flowing
oil
12 x 12
Two Women
oil
16 x 20
Landscape
oil
10 x 10
Blue Table
oil
16 x 20
Blue
oil
10 x 10
Circles
oil
20 x 20
Late Evening
oil
18 x 18
Longtime Friends
oil
20 x 16
Danseuse
oil
22 x 22
Quiet and Intimate
oil
20 x 16
Studio
oil
20 x 16
The Break
oil
16 x 20
Two on a Sofa
oil
18 x 18
Little Girl All Dressed Up
oil
10 x 10
Arrival
oil
15 x 12
The Dancer Takes Flight
oil
20 x 16
Curled
oil
10 x 10
Noir Strawberries in Threes
oil
14 x 14
M i lt K o b aya sh i Solo Exhibition Price list
Emerald and Glitter
oil
12 x 12
$5,200
Flowing
oil
12 x 12
$5,200
Two Women
oil
16 x 20
$10,500
Landscape
oil
10 x 10
$4,000
Blue Table
oil
16 x 20
$10,500
Blue
oil
10 x 10
$4,500
Circles
oil
20 x 20
$12,000
Late Evening
oil
18 x 18
$10,500
Longtime Friends
oil
20 x 16
$10,500
Danseuse
oil
22 x 22
$13,000
M i lt K o b aya sh i Solo Exhibition Price list
Quiet and Intimate
oil
20 x 16
$10,500
Single Table
oil
18 x 18
$10,500
Studio
oil
20 x 16
$10,500
The Break
oil
16 x 20
$10,500
Two on a Sofa
oil
18 x 18
$10,500
Little Girl All Dressed Up
oil
10 x 10
$4,500
Arrival
oil
15 x 12
$7,200
Landscape
oil
10 x 10
$4,500
The Dancer Takes Flight
oil
20 x 16
$11,000
Curled
oil
10 x 10
$4,500
Noir Strawberries in Threes
oil
14 x 14
$7,200
Meyer Gallery
225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com