The Elusive Art of Kumi Yamashita

With light, shadow, fabric and string, the artist makes exquisite portraits in her solo exhibition at The Flinn Gallery in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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The Elusive Art of Kumi Yamashita

By Stephen Wozniak

The Elusive Art of Kumi Yamashita
September 19–November 6, 2024
Curated by Leslee Asch

The Flinn Gallery at Greenwich Library
101 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 622-7947
www.flinngallery.com

EXCERPT

Kumi Yamashita’s new solo exhibition at the Greenwich Library’s Flinn Gallery showcases exquisite portraits. But hers are not traditional or easy interpretations of human subjects. Certainly, we see the entrancing features that capture the attention of a fine artist and viewers alike. However, Yamashita is here to show us a larger picture, a way to connect the countenance with the collective, the parts to the whole. To do this, the artist employs unusual materials in her work, casting light to make shadowy forms from found objects or networking a single thread along hundreds of nail posts to make a facial matrix. In some ways, her art is as much about the final arrangements we see as the resources that make them.

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