LWG presents KEN MINAMI – Opening Reception 10/25

NIGHT SHIFT

“Night Shift” is a series of imaginary paintings exploring psychological states, more than actual physical places. Although the paintings suggest actual places, the artist has freely altered the architecture and mixed scenes of various cities. The work suggests emotional places, and only vaguely references geographical ones. The title implies a shift from the visual world revealed in daylight to the more hidden interior world obscured in the darkness of night.

Ken Minami is a Chicago painter educated in the tradition of the 19th-Century Boston School. He continues to paint still life and figurative works from life with the intention of faithfully rendering the visual world as it presents itself. These nighttime urban paintings are a departure from that practice. It’s a shift into attempting to paint a scene that only exists in his imagination. His Instagram is @minami6275.

Opening Reception: Friday, October 25 | 6 to 8 PM
Lincoln Park Art Night: Thursday, November 14 | 5:30 to 8:30 PM
Exhibition: October 22 to December 14

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Friday 10 to 5 PM
Saturday 10 to 1 PM