Sow & Tailor is thrilled to announce the debut of The Host, The Thief, The Wives, and Their Lovers, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles based artist Erin Wright on February 10th, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at 157 W 27th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90007. The Host, The Thief, The Wives, and Their Lovers delves into the intricacies of social interaction within a dinner party, exploring the chaos and subtle nuances of human behavior and societal norms. Renowned for her meticulous photorealist work, hand-painted in acrylic on stretched canvas, Erin Wright showcases mastery in HER materials and visual language. The Host, The Thief, The Wives, and Their Lovers centers around two central large-scale works and a collection of smaller vignettes, weaving a cinematic visual narrative of communal dining dynamics. One painting freezes a ritualistic table, embodying the host's idealization and setting the stage for the unfolding drama. In contrast, the companion painting transforms the table into a silent witness, portraying spilled wine, scattered crumbs, and disheveled utensils—a narrative capturing the dynamic nature inherent in communal dining. Imagining the dinner table as an absurdist theater stage, Wright skillfully maps out the choreographed etiquette for a successful dinner party. This structured choreography unravels into a captivating canvas portraying the complex dance of social norms and behaviors. Erin Wright's paintings shed light on peculiar behaviors and rituals often overlooked in our conscious thought. Humorous and surreal moments are skillfully faceted within Wright’s scenes, like a friendly green frog hidden in a garden salad, bringing levity to the mundane setting commonly seen at the dinner table. Communal dining emerges as a profound exploration of human connection, prompting viewers to reconsider unspoken rules governing shared meals and offering unique insights into how we relate within this complex and delicate social ritual. "The Host, The Thief, The Wives, and Their Lovers" invites the viewer on a visual journey beyond everyday actions, unraveling layers of meaning in seemingly ordinary communal dining—a unique lens providing profound insights into human relationships. -- Sow & Tailor is thrilled to announce the debut of, Hidden in Plain Sight, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Jasaya Neale. The exhibition will take place on February 10th, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the front gallery at 157 W 27th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Hidden in Plain Sight, features a collection of new paintings by Jasaya Neale that explores the artist's profound connection to portraiture and storytelling. Infused with personal history, identity, and the subtle beauty found in everyday life, Neale's artistic approach champions both his painting practice and his intimate connection to photography. Neale's process reflects a deep commitment to painting, complemented by the integral role of photography as a wellspring of his inspiration. Using a point-and-shoot method, Neale captures moments that hold emotional and nostalgic connections to his daily surroundings. Hidden in Plain Sight, explores unnoticed elements of life often overlooked, such as the subtle ripple of worn fabric on the shoulder of a subject. Each of his photographs serves as a reservoir of memories and emotions that inform his paintings, rendered through meticulous brushstrokes of paint on canvas. At the heart of Neale's work is storytelling, shaped by childhood memories and upbringing. Born and raised in Kansas City, MO, Jasaya's upbringing was adorned with captivating visuals and imagery reflecting Afro-Caribbean Trinidadian culture, absorbed from household magazines where his love for photography was first forged. These influential encounters ignited his artistic journey, shaping his signature style—a dynamic fusion of illustration and figuration that captures an essence of his Afro-Caribbean Trinidadian identity. This is evident in his attention to dark skin tones that shine brightly in his works, as well as his adept attention to color, form, and composition shaped by the lens of his camera. Hidden in Plain Sight, is a dynamic display of self expression, a visual memoir he invites viewers to explore.