
Distance from Light
2025
This large scale nocturnal scene depicts a group of figures gathered around illuminated vending machines in a park or open space at dusk. The composition is dominated by cool blue tones that characterize the twilight hour, contrasted with the warm yellow green glow emanating from the machines and a distant street lamp. The work captures a moment of everyday congregation transformed by artificial light and the liminal quality of approaching night, exploring themes of public space, consumption, and human presence within contemporary urban environments. Morimoto's technique combines acrylic and oil on linen to create a richly layered surface that balances photographic clarity with painterly gesture, situating the work within contemporary figurative painting that engages with documentary like observation.
- Medium
- Acrylic and oil on linen
- Overall
- Location
- Almine Rech, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Almine RechView on map
For Sale — $67000
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