Landscapes and Figures 8-12-2021 Painting

"Gabriela Horikawa’s gripping paintings, many done with a palette knife, feel quite a bit cooler, but no less wet. Among other images, she’s given us a street scene of rainy Liverpool, all grey and blue shapes on a crowded street, everything squelching in the spaces between buildings. Better still is an image of a chilly interior with a chair in the distance and huddled human figures in the foreground. It might take a moment to figure the painting out. Then, in an upswelling of mood and drama, it coalesces." Jersey City Times - JCAST22: Eleven Marvelous Things at MANA Contemporary - by Tris McCall - October 7, 2022 Gabriela Horikawa is an artist based in Flanders, New Jersey. Having initially pursued studies in interior design and interior architecture, it was during a year living abroad in Italy that she encountered the works of Nicolas de Stael and fell in love with impasto, thick paint, and palette knives. Now focused on exploring the relationship between spaces and figures within these techniques, she composes striking works that encourage contemplation and individual interpretation, particularly heightened by the fact that most pieces are untitled. Gabriela has been painting and exhibiting her work for over ten years, and is held in various private collections in England, Italy, France, Philippines, Luxembourg, Germany, Peru, and the US. Please visit my website at www.gabrielahorikawa.com