Three Artists, Three Languages: Hamak, Hashimoto, Arends at Studio La Città, Verona
In Verona, Studio La Città is hosting solo exhibitions featuring the works of Herbert Hamak, Jacob Hashimoto, and Stuart Arends. Herbert Hamak (b. 1952) produces alchemical art by blending pigments with synthetic resins and wax, creating pieces that change with light and exhibit chromatic layers. Jacob Hashimoto (b. 1973) incorporates bamboo and paper kites into modular designs that draw inspiration from video games and Japanese artistry, presenting new creations such as wall installations and a collection of twelve woodcuts titled 'The Necessary Invention of the Mind.' Meanwhile, Stuart Arends (b. 1950) displays new pieces that evolve from box shapes, utilizing white-painted cardboard boxes and reinterpreting 1994 exhibition postcards as nods to gestural art.
Key facts
- Studio La Città in Verona hosts three solo shows for Herbert Hamak, Jacob Hashimoto, and Stuart Arends.
- Herbert Hamak mixes pigments with synthetic resins and wax, pours into a mold, and inserts a canvas before solidification.
- Hamak's works are light-dependent with unpredictable chromatic stratification; titles are alphanumeric.
- Jacob Hashimoto uses bamboo and paper kites and boat models referencing Japanese art and video games.
- Hashimoto's exhibition includes the woodcut series 'The Necessary Invention of the Mind' (12 pieces) made with Durham Press.
- Stuart Arends presents new works based on white-painted cardboard boxes with fingerprint effects.
- Arends also shows altered invitation postcards from his 1994 New York exhibition.
- All three artists have a long-standing relationship with Studio La Città.
Entities
Artists
- Herbert Hamak
- Jacob Hashimoto
- Stuart Arends
Institutions
- Studio La Città
- Durham Press
- Artribune
Locations
- Verona
- Italy
- Unterfranken
- Germany
- Greeley
- United States
- Waterloo
- New York