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| Takahiro Hara Bed and Clouds 40 X 29 in. |
Later this month, Arcadia Contemporary will be hosting the highly-anticipated American debut of the talented painter, Takahiro Hara. Born in Fukuyama in 1971 and now residing in Kanazawa, Hara is unquestionably Japanese in being, but at heart, he seems to be very much a Spanish artist. His training, which culminated in studying in Madrid with the legendary Antonio López, imbued in Hara the unending search for what he calls "pureness" (American Art Collector # 96, October 2013) :
"Pureness equals the the spirit of the painting," says Hara. "Spanish artists talk about the 'unique language' of a painting and this really hits the point in the meaning of pureness through the eyes of the artist as well as the unified method of transmission, including the texture of the painting and the space that is brought together through the original style of the artist."¹
López taught Hara to, "look at things and search from the inside" for his own colors and forms. By following this advice, Hara has been able to pursue his own vision, and to create realism through the pursuit of this 'pureness,' rather than through a dogmatic copying of his subject. "I believe it is not necessary to draw precisely to create realism," says Hara. "One cannot put into a photograph pureness."²
Takahiro Hara's American premiere at Arcadia Contemporary opens October 30th, and runs through November 20th. The gallery is located at 51 Greene Street, between Grand and Broome Streets. It is open from 10am to 6pm Monday through Friday, and from 11am until 6pm weekends. For more information, please visit Arcadia's website.
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| Mirror and Notes 40 X 32 in. |
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| Reading with Dog 40 X 26 in. |
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| The Bathrobe 40 X 26 in. |
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| To the Skies 40 X 26 in. |
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| The Window 40 X 26 in. |
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| The Room with Sky 40 X 26 in. |
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| The Box 40 X 29 in. |
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| Within 40 X 26 in. |
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| Woman Reclining in Grey 26 X 36 in. |
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| Letters 40 X 26 in. |
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| Lucia Tumbada 25 X 37 in. |
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| Reading 29 X 46 in. |
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| In the Bathtub 26 X 40 in. |
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| Painter and Model 32 X 40 in. |
¹ Takahiro Hara : Pureness, "American Art Collector," #96, October 2013, (Vincent W. Miller, Publisher, Scottsdale), p. 110.
² idem.