When photographs taken on the street are selected and recomposed and transformed into a painting this translation-like process produces a hidden meaning and the painting then becomes an allegory for its era.

Gen Hikage New Paintings
"The New York Street”
4-25 November 2009
Mon-Sat 11-7 pm

TOHO Gallery
3-9-2 Kyobashi Hohkoku Build 2fl Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0031
Tel:011-81-3-3562-6054 Fax:011-81-3-3562-5974