image courtesy of martha otero by kristy leibowitz

image courtesy of martha otero by kristy leibowitz

image courtesy of martha otero by kristy leibowitz

image courtesy of martha otero by kristy leibowitz

image courtesy of martha otero by brandon shigeta

‘micros (purple, red, orange, yellow, green, blue)’, 2012 hand-cut acid-free paper, glue, wood 2 x 2

an alternate view of ‘cascade’ image courtesy of martha otero by kristy leibowitz

‘cascade’, 2012 hand-cut acid-free paper, glue, wood 69 x 25 x 4 in

‘prismatic radiation’, 2012 wood, acrylic paint 47 x 47 x 1 in image courtesy of martha otero by bra

‘cosmic distortion’, 2012 hand-cut acid-free paper, glue, wood, foam board 22.5 x 22.5 x 36.5 in ima

‘psychedelic state’, 2012 acrylic paint on canvas 20 x 20 x 1 in image courtesy of martha otero by b

side perspective of ‘whole’ image courtesy of martha otero by brandon shigeta

distanced view of ‘whole’ image courtesy of martha otero by brandon shigeta

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white oval kites form the expansive ‘sky’ of the installation

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water elements on hexagonal kites

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each piece is individually hung from the ceiling to create the overall composition

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the kites are multi-layered to create readible compositions which refer to nature

circle and square elements make up the landscape

‘japanese doll made with old kimono fabric in basket’ as part of the ‘artifacts’ series image ? hiro

‘flower brooch made with shells 2’ as part of the ‘artifacts’ series image ? hiroshi watanabe

‘marco andreatta as pulcinella’ as part of the ‘comedy of double meaning’ series image ? hiroshi wat

‘marta marchi as strega’ from the ‘comedy of double meaning’ series image ? hiroshi watanabe

‘paolo bisetto trevisin with morte mask’ from the ‘comedy of double meaning’ series image ? hiroshi

‘viviana ceppa as innamorata’ from the ‘comedy of double meaning’ series image ? hiroshi watanabe

‘paolo bisetto trevisin as innamorato’ from the ‘comedy of double meaning’ series image ? hiroshi wa

‘omasa 1, ena bunraku’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series image ? hiroshi watanabe

‘bunshichi, ena bunraku’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series image ? hiroshi watanabe

‘yuka onozaki & ikki tada,matsuo kabuki’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series image ? hiroshi watanabe

‘ryota nakajima as mannojo, matsuo kabuki’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series image ? hiroshi watana

‘maiko takaku as yanaginosei, matsuo kabuki’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series image ? hiroshi wata

‘natsuki tukamoto as tarokanja, matsuo kabuki’as part of ‘kabuki players’ series image ? hiroshi wat

‘mari ito as osato, tono kabuki’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series image ? hiroshi watanabe

‘maiko takaku, matsuo kabuki’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series image ? hiroshi watanabe

the pieces near completion

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the pieces were created in light of the recent rothko vandalism