isoko onodera: synapses

FIRST WEDNESDAY OPENING RECEPTION: 12/04, 6 - 9 P.M.
artICULATE aRTIST tALK: sUNDAY, 12/08 AT 4 P.M.

Synapse is the point of contact between adjacent nerons, where nerve impulses are transmitted from one to the other (“Synapse,” Webster’s Newworld Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1984, p1443.).

Isoko Onodera’s work is the imagery of the symbolic, metaphysical narrative of human nature. By painting figures as motif, she examines what lies in the core of human beings.Her work is also motivated by her contemplation on the similarity between a person’s life and a process of painting. She finds an interesting parallel between how humans are formed throughout their lifetime and how her paintings are created: they both are composed of multiple layers and each layer is an important and significant part of the whole.

Isoko Onodera has been an Artist Member of Baton Rouge Gallery since 2013. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Central Arkansas and her Master of Fine Arts from Louisiana State University.

This exhibition is presented alongside the latest works from Malaika Favorite, Frankie Gould, & April Hammock. All works from these four artists are on view, free of charge during normal gallery hours (12 - 6 p.m., Tue - Sun), through December 27, 2019.