Explore the Dream-World of Midori Kakino in the Matrix of the Mind at Agora Gallery

Feb. 22, 2010 - PRLog -- Midori Kakino presents a fantastical world of opulence, mystery, and intrigue in her mesmerizing digital prints. Kakino entices the viewer with dramatic scenes rich with visual detail and sparks curiosity with their unusual and otherworldly nature. Depicting subjects that seem familiar yet decidedly foreign, Kakino engages the viewer in a visual game of sorts, constantly asking him to question and reassess his own assertions. Lost in imaginative thoughts, Kakino transports the viewer from the real world to her own artistic realm where shapes float, undulate, shimmer, and shift; a visual and even spiritual travel.  Kakino’s dream-world provides endless artistic inspiration, fueling her intense desire to explore the ideas of mystery and illusion.
Born in Japan to an artist father, Midori Kakino began her artistic education at age three.  Having studied the Renaissance and Baroque masters from an early age, Kakino incorporates their influence along with a host of others into her decidedly individualistic style.
Exhibition Dates:  February 26, 2010 – March 19, 2010
Reception:  Thursday, March 04, 2010, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location:  530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours:  Tues – Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Event URL:  http://www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/Midori_Kakino.aspx

Japanese art, long cherished for its fluidity and understated elegance, has continued to inspire artists in the 21st Century. Modern and yet timeless, Agora Gallery’s Matrix of the Mind is a survey of talented contemporary Japanese artists. With their appreciation for the natural world and the spiritual mind, these works will captivate the soul with their subtle philosophies and passionate beauty.

Featured Artists:
Midori Kakino, Kyohei Kiyobe, Sachie Koyama, Nobuyuki Matsubara, Miyooon, Koki Morimoto, Iwasaki Nagi, Satomi Nishino, Dan OBANA, Umeko Okano, Rie Osogoe, Reiko Sakai, Tetsuo Takashima, Saori Louise Tatebe

About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district that was established in 1984 and is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of internationally talented emerging and mid-level artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of Art-Mine.com, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art from emerging, mid-level and well-established artists. Most recently, the gallery launched http://agoraartgalleryblog.com, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.

Contact:
Lee Eagle
Public Relations
Agora Gallery
Lee@agora-gallery.com

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Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district that was established in 1984 and is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of internationally talented emerging and mid-level artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews.