suspended cables and illuminated vending machines stand out in cevo’s japanese cityscape paintings
based on the artist’s own photographic research in japan, the works explore beauty in the mundane and solitude within densely populated cities.
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CEVO DEBUTS SLOW DRIP painting series AT GOYO GALLERY IN TOKYO
Argentine artist Cevo (Sebastian Scaglione) presents Slow Drip, a solo exhibition of acrylic paintings on linen debuting at Goyo Gallery in Tokyo from October 31st to November 22nd, 2026. Sourced from the artist’s photographic research across Japan, the series examines the tectonic layers and infrastructure of mundane Japanese cityscapes, narrow alleys, vending machines, utility cables, commercial signboards, and compact storefronts, by deliberately removing all human figures from normally dense urban environments.
overhead cables and vending machines define Tokyo paintings
The compositions originate as composite digital montages assembled from multiple on-site reference photographs. Artist Cevo alters contextual elements and removes pedestrian traffic before translating the adjusted layouts onto linen canvases. Executed entirely in acrylic, the painting process unfolds in successive passes: primary tonal values and geometric masses are blocked out first, followed by incremental layers of micro-architectural joinery, typography, and weathering effects. Comprising 13 works, Slow Drip frames empty municipal infrastructure as an independent subject, highlighting the graphic density and spatial rhythms of everyday urban fabric.
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project info:
name: Slow Drip
artist: Cevo – Sebastian Scaglione | @cevoss
location: Goyo Gallery TERRADA ART COMPLEX II 3F, Tokyo, Japan
dates: October 31st – November 22nd, 2026
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