Guy Hepner Editions is proud to present “Day In The Blue”, a solo exhibition by YOKOTEEN.

Yokoteen’s “Friends In Paradise” series is the culmination of years of experimentation in both technique and subject matter. Focused primarily on his feline figures - each work portrays the cats in serene Hawaiian landscapes, either surfing or floating in solitude, as a nod to our individualism, and at times, isolationist attitudes towards our relationship with the world at large. Using non-human motifs as his subject matter, Yokoteen attempts to create a bridge between self identity and our own identity as a human family by not overtly conveying a specific race or gender. Instead, the viewer is offered the opportunity to float alongside his figures, and experience the same sense of calm and peace that they do in the work.

“I have been working on wave works, and I would like to express the power and transparency of the sea. When you hear the word oil painting, many people may feel a heavy image, but I hope you can feel the oil painting more closely." - Yokoteen