Tokyo Street

Art Hazelwood

Art Hazelwood tells a story in a single snapshot of a busy crosswalk in Tokyo. Figures with exaggerated bodies and ponderous or disinterested expressions walk past, each presenting a new narrative for the viewer to puzzle out. Hazelwood’s predilection for hearty, bold texture is complimented by a selective color palette.

In “Tokyo Street” he expertly captures the feeling of an afternoon in a bustling city: the looming cement buildings, the impatient buses and cars waiting at the intersection, the anonymity of the pedestrians, the unexpected delight of a small dog trotting beside its owner as you rush quickly by.