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Kobayashi's gestural, technically complex works appear rooted in atmosphere and emotion. Emotive, undulating forms seem to ebb and flow in space, practically pulsating off the canvas. But for Kobayashi, these so-called emotional landscapes are intended to provoke playful, slow revelations for the viewer, each firmly situated in complex human emotions and even, according to the artist, personified - each painting like a character in a larger story.

Kobayashi explains of his new works, ‘all the paintings depict faces (or what appear to be cropped portions of faces) but despite the smiles, …