There is a quiet sophistication in Milt Kobayashi's painted canvases, summoning a pensive, etheral feeling in the viewer. Kobayashi's subjects are people from another time and place, yet, they ae strangely familiar. They are urban dwellers lost in thought as they take a momentary respite from their routine. Kobayashi's people are absorbed in the world of contemplation and meditation--making them attractively aloof. A third generation Japanese-American, Kobayashi was born in New York City, soon after that this family moved to Oahu, Hawaii, and then ventured to Los Angeles when he was 8. After receiving his BA in 1970 from the University of California... (http://www.jones-terwilliger-galleries.com/artist_entry/openkobayashi.html) "... he paints remarkably French post-impressionist-looking scenes with an updated palette and sensibility. Images of women and men, alone and in groups appear moody and evocative of late nights and inner demons. Rumpled clothes, ruddy complexions and messy hair render Kobayashi's subjects intriguingly bohemian. His intimate portrayals are personal translations of what he has witnessed on city streets, in movies and at museums. There are plenty of (Japonisme) bright patterns to provide visual allure amongst these subtly dark depictions. .... "Kobayashi's compositions are wicked in their education, wicked in their skilful calculation and wickedly clever in their balance, their tonal contrasts and their negative space. In short, we're looking at an unusually professional and well-sourced artist, cultivated in a manner uncommon in the desert of Disney that is modern America. He's apart from his age and we need to see more of him!" (London Evening Standard)" (eisenhauergallery.com) (http://www.artistsandart.org/2014/06/milt-kobayashi-contemporary-artist.html?utm_source=bloglovin.com&utm_medium=%24%7Bfeed%2C+email+%7D&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24%7BTheBlogOfAnArtAdm%7D+%28%24%7BBlog+of+%7D%29&utm_content=%24%7BGoogle+Reader%2C+Gmail+%7D) undefined

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