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serenity and stillness of nature through his interpretations of the stunning sunrises each morning. They made him feel connected to the city and a sense of community, as everyone shared a view of the same sky. Posting his artworks day by day on Instagram provided a sense of relief, calm and inspiration not just for Shibuya, but for thousands of others, and his images spread rapidly across social media, striking a chord in the collective consciousness. Feeling the need to appreciate and preserve the most mundane moments of everyday life, his paintings bore witness to the fact that even amidst chaos on earth, we can find beauty and joy. No matter what is going on in the world, the sky is always resplendent and the sun will always rise tomorrow. Depicting the constantly changing colour palette of the sky spanning pale to deep blue, pink-violet and intense orange, his daily ritual went on to become the series Sunrise from a Small Window documenting his life. Daybreak carried with it a glimpse of the future with hope for what’s to come and a new opportunity for peace and progress. Like clockwork, Shibuya automatically wakes up every day between 5am and 6am, reads The New York Times and photographs the sunrise from his window or rooftop. Then he goes for a run, takes a cold shower and has breakfast with his
Sho Shibuya’ Month exhibition at Unit London Gallery installation view. Image courtesy of the artist
Sho Shibuya, 2023, acrylic on newspaper at the Unit London Gallery. Image courtesy of the artist
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I t all began in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 when Sho Shibuya began to paint contemplative gradient colour fields representing the morning sky over the front page news of The New York Times as a remedy against anxiety-filled days and to capture the passage of time. Although New York City was in lockdown, lives disrupted and the streets deserted, time didn’t stand still but pursued its relentless cyclical course with day turning into night, as if nothing had changed. Viewing the outside world through the little window of his Brooklyn apartment, Shibuya had a eureka moment and decided to replace the tragic headlines of the daily newspaper that served as his canvas with the
Sho Shibuya’ Month exhibition at Unit London Gallery installation view. Image courtesy of the artist
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