This positioning respectably keeps Solomon's new work at arm's length from the historic period represented by the paintings in the larger show but, because his work shares obvious affinities with those paintings, it belongs there. (davidrichardgallery.com)
There are obvious affinities between Mr. Close's tightly cropped head shots and those done around the same time by Alex Katz and Philip Pearlstein. (nytimes.com)
Despite a tech guy's obvious affinity for data and the information - centric nature of his company's product, Zambonini thinks most startups take their obsession with numbers too far. (inc.com)