The Townhouse Asks Kenichi Hoshine: What Is Art?

Untitled (56), Oil on Wood, 36 x 24 inches

"I don't know what art is. I think the less defined that term is, the better. I like things murky and vague."

Kenichi Hoshine is a painter based in Brooklyn, NYC.  Hoshine teaches at PRATT and exhibits with Maxwell Alexander Gallery, has had solo exhibitions with R Wells Gallery and Johnathan Levine Gallery in New York, and has participated in numerous group exhibitions.  His paintings can be viewed on his website kenichihoshine.com, his instagram, or facebook.

One Fine Selection No. 31

This week's selection is a brand new track from Tame Impala.  It's rad.  So enjoy.

The Townhouse Asks Alex Kanevsky: What Is Art?

Breathing Room, oil on linen, 66 x 66 inches

"I don’t know what it is. Something academics like to define for us.  I find these definitions stifling.  I am not an artist. I am a painter."

Alex Kanevsky is a painter based in Philadelphia.  He teaches an advanced painting course for undergads at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and exhibits with Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco.   His paintings can be viewed at his website www.somepaintings.net, instagram, or facebook.