“Yamato Gokoro” that fascinated me in New York — solo exhibition by Tomotoshi Hoshino

Painter Hoshino Tomotoshi looks up to nature as “the best teacher,” and breathes a breath of innovation into traditional Japanese painting. At this solo exhibition held in New York, a group of delicate works depicting scenes of the four seasons and Shinto and Buddhism quietly and deeply shook the hearts of many visitors. Mr. Hoshino's desire to deliver a light of peace and healing through art has crossed national borders and reached the souls of viewers.

Period: 2023/4/4 (Tue) - 8 (Sat)
Venue: One Art Space Gallery One Art Space Gallery (23 Warren St, New York, NY 10007, USA)

Tribeca, New York's New Art Hub

New York is an art hub unique to a big city, with several areas where art galleries such as Chelsea, Soho, and the Lower East Side gather. It's also a city full of diversity and energy, where you can encounter a wide range of genres of art, from high-end contemporary art to street art drawn on street corners.

Above all, the Tribeca district has been rapidly gaining attention in recent years. This area, which developed as a business district next to Wall Street and has excellent access to central Manhattan, is also known as a quiet high-class residential area where wealthy people, such as Hollywood celebrities and top creators, live.

Due to recent redevelopment, the cityscape has become increasingly sophisticated, and popular shops, popular restaurants, and cafes have opened one after another. Furthermore, many galleries began expanding into this area in the wake of the relocation of famous galleries, and now it has a new presence as a “town that will lead the art scene for the next generation.”

One Art Space Gallery is located at the center of Tribeca.

Connecting with “nature”: deep questions about art

Japanese-style painter Hoshino Tomotoshi looks up to nature as “the greatest teacher,” and continues to paint his works with a unique worldview that positions himself as the medium of “nature” and “work.” Not limited to traditional Japanese painting frameworks, their attitude of constantly searching for “what can be done for the desired expression” and sparing no challenge shone a light at this solo exhibition in New York.

In addition to works that delicately reflect the beauty of Japan's four seasons, works depicting gods and Buddhas who protect us were also on display.
A lineup rich in variety and intonation, where the serenity of nature and the strength of life coexist.
The work, which reflects the philosophy of “I want to depict bright and refreshing power” by Mr. Hoshino, who aspires for peace, brought a gentle yet powerful healing light to New York, a city where dreams and ambitions intersect.

“There are certainly weapons and hostile forces in the world. If you surrender to it, it will be ruined. That's why I want to draw something that emits a bright, refreshing power. That is the origin of Yamato paintings.” ” says Mr.

While carefully inheriting the techniques, textures, and colors of traditional Japanese painting, Mr. Hoshino is constantly making new considerations. In this exhibition, the aim is to unify the opposing elements of “softness” and “strength,” and works that are conscious of adding thickness to line drawings are on display.

The quiet impact of Japanese paintings that moved the hearts of New Yorkers

A couple living in Tribeca bought 7 works “with momentum like they were struck by lightning” at this exhibition. On the same day we appreciated the exhibition, we invited Mr. Hoshino to a luxurious apartment with a view of the famous Brooklyn Bridge and asked for advice on where to display the work.
On the night they were treated with champagne, another couple living in the same building joined, and a warm moment of exchange was created where they talked about their interests in art and Japanese culture.

This was also heard from the audience who visited the exhibition.

“It's a beautiful painting. The entire screen creates a relaxed atmosphere.”
“Please let me know when it will be exhibited again in New York in the future.”
“At first glance, it looks like a realistic work, but it's not just realistic. With this delicate technique of expression, what seems real has been sublimated into an even more dimensional art.”

Mr. Hoshino's work was not only “beautiful,” but it seems that it was an experience that deeply touched the spirituality and technical ability behind the serenity, and the unique dimensionality of Japanese painting. It left a definite impression on the hearts of local collectors and art fans.

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