Critical Hit

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Critical Hit by Naoto Hattori

Acrylic on Board, 4″ x 4″, 9″ x 9″ x 2″ with frame

Current Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: The Language of Nature from August 26th to September 20th, 2017

Previous Exhibitions at Flower Pepper Gallery:
- Mini Tale from November 19th to December 8th, 2016
- Ever Surreal from August 1st to September 1st, 2015
- Painted Sound from January 26th to February 28th, 2013

Artist Statement and Biography:
Naoto Hattori was born in 1975 in Yokohama Japan, studied Graphic Design in Tokyo before moving to New York to study in the School of Visual Arts. In the year 2000 he received a BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts. He has received Awards from the Society of Illustrators, the New York Directors Club, Communication Arts and also he has won numerous award from many art competitions and has been published in many art magazines. Of his work, He says: “My vision is like a dream, whether it’s a sweet dream, a nightmare, or just a trippy dream. I try to see what’s really going on in my mind, and that’s a practice to increase my awareness in stream-of-consciousness creativity. I try not to label or think about what is supposed to be, just take it in as it is and paint whatever I see in my mind with no compromise. That way, I create my own vision.”

“Naoto Hattori is famous for his captivating Pop-surreal style combined with an adept photorealistic touch. His dreamlike creatures tell us stories of their own mythology through their physical anomalies and habitats. The detail in his work allows us to dispel our disbelief and draws us in to delight in his mystifying universe. ‘My vision is like a dream, whether it’s a sweet dream, a nightmare, or just a trippy dream. I try to see what’s really going on in my mind, and that’s a practice to increase my awareness in stream-of-consciousness creativity.’ When viewing his piece for this exhibition, Critical Hit, we are swept away in the narrative of a Phoenix-like creature caught in a moment of surprise, with a forest reflected in its eyes. Beautiful and haunting, his work takes us to a different plane where anything is possible if it can be imagined.” – by Emiko Woods for Press Release of The Language of Nature at Flower Pepper Gallery

Artist Website:
http://www.wwwcomcom.com/index.html

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