Narwhal Art Projects has an absolutely brilliant exhibition with Nicholas Aoki taking place this month. As one of the founding members of Team Macho, Nicholas has been exhibiting with Magic Pony and Narwhal for the past five years however this will be his first solo venture and we are honored to be a part of this significant moment.

goodnight; sweet, hearts. opens August 13 and runs until September 20. The opening reception will be this Thursday August 13 from 7-10pm. Nicholas will be in attendance. Coincidentally it is his birthday!

Summoning the essence of heroic tradition found within work such as the Illiad and The Odyssey, goodnight: sweet, hearts. explores the modern day struggle between skepticism and belief, mortality and philosophy. Nicholas Aoki creates an epic narrative composed of Gods and mortals seeking passage, testing fate and enduring trials amongst an ensemble of anthropomorphic archetypes. Through each atmospheric landscape there is a constant transformation and the inevitable existential questioning of life, death, faith and the fantastic ideal.

Nicholas Aoki is an artist and illustrator working in Toronto, Canada. A graduate of Sheridan College’s illustration program, Aoki began producing work within the Canadian art collective Team Macho. Since graduating in 2002, he has exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Bordeaux, San Francisco, Montreal, Toronto and Amsterdam. A medium intrinsically associated with pre-digital illustration and automobile painting, Aoki wields the airbrush with a painterly sensibility, applying watercolour and acrylic with precise delicacy. goodnight: sweet, hearts. is Nicholas Aoki’s premiere solo exhibition.

Nicholas Aoki is available for illustration and commerical work through Lunch.