Masaaki Sato

Sheila Leonella Minano

Marco Jasso

Diego Manuel Rodriguez

Masaaki Noda

Congratulations to the fourth Group of five artists selected by our panel for “The Best of 123Soho 2005Art Show".

They are Sheila Leonella Minano, Marco Jasso, Masaaki Sato, Diego Manuel Rodriguez, and Masaaki Noda. Please keep in mind that these were culled from over 1000 works of art, most of which were of very high caliber, and that the submissions were not limited to the United States , but are international in origin.
The order in which the artists are being displayed, is not indicative of the quality of the work.
The next 5 artists will be displayed in March.

Masaaki Sato
“In his more recent Newsstand paintings, Sato explores an entire range of expressive possibilities by constantly recombining new texts and images on the covers of the magazines illusionistically exhibited upon his newsstand racks. Sato has stated that the newsstand motif may thus serve as a metaphor for language, since language is likewise subjected to continuous change, as it is being used in New York City by peoples of different origins and varying cultural backgrounds.”
http://www.123soho.com/artists/featured/f_artist_index_artist.phtml?artnum=artidv00554

Sheila Leonella Minano
“While studying at Pratt, I fell in love with the idea of exploring my multicultural background (Italian, Portuguese and Venezuelan) using painting, drawing, film and photography as my mediums.”
http://www.123soho.com/artists/individual/i_artist_index_artist.phtml?artnum=artidv00911

MARCO JASSO
“Starting from 1999” his work turns “toward surrealism “
http://www.123soho.com/artists/individual/i_artist_index_artist.phtml?artnum=artidv00952

Diego Manuel Rodríguez
“His Art belongs to his soul and mind. He goes far away in his thoughts to create paintings.”
http://www.123soho.com/artists/featured/f_artist_index_artist.phtml?artnum=artidv00135

Masaaki Noda
“In Masaaki Noda's work the aerodynamic and the grand expressionist gesture converge: two of the basic principles of modernism become one, to new sublime effect.”
http://www.123soho.com/artists/featured/f_artist_index_artist.phtml?artnum=artidv00609

The panel responsible for the selection of the 30 winners is composed of Chin Chih Yang (Artist and Chief Curator of 123Soho), Heidi Jain (Photographer and former instructor at Mercer County and Brookdale Community College), and Luchia Meihua Lee (Independent curator and formerly Cultural Specialist of the Council for Cultural Affairs, Taiwan, Chief Curator and Director of the exhibition department of the Taiwan Museum of Art, Curator of the Chinese Information and Culture Center, Taipei Gallery, New York) .