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January 3rd, 2019 at 11:50PM

When I lived in Tokyo I took up the Japanese tradition of sending a new year zodiac animal postcard. 2019 is the year of the pig (but in Japan it’s the boar). In the old days they called wild boars “mountain whales”. Even now they call young boars “melon boy” because they have stripes like a watermelon until the age of 1. The ropes are made of rice straw and signify the presence of a divine being/spirit. From top to bottom is says “happy new year”, then 2018 (in a special year numbering system), then the special character for boar, used only for the year of the boar. The red stamp is my name stamp.

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January 3rd, 2019 at 11:30PM

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Nosego’s “Died a Few Times to Live This Once” at Paradigm Gallery.
Currently on view at Paradigm Gallery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is artist Nosego’s sensational solo exhibition of brand new paintings entitled, “Died a Few Times to Live This Once.”
Through a dynamic cartoon-expressionist style, Nosego creates works of graphic intensity and fervent energy, painting meticulously rendered, high-spirited dispatches from earthly yet surreal realms, a dazzlingly radiant world of mythological characters, dreamlike scenes, and fresh, childlike imaginings.
Intuitively blending comic book aesthetics with a pop culture sensibility, his vibrant, saturated canvases are marvels of invention. Through a process of continual addition, disparate elements are fused into intricately worked tapestries—leaving the viewer pleasantly lost in lush, chimerical reveries.
“Died a Few Times to Live This Once” will be on view until February 19th, 2019.
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