Walking around Lot F Gallery, a space inconspicuously tucked away in Boston’s Chinatown area, the urban vibes flowing from the exhibition Return are heavier than the deep bass of a dub-step song. Return functions cohesively as a collective vision of urban street art, and yet each piece is distinctively the artist’s own unique approach and aesthetic. Todd Robertson, Will Long, Percy Fortini-Wright and Jamie O’Neill, the four Boston-based artists participating in Return, cite similar influences for their current work, including graffiti, music, everyday observations and urban culture. “Some of the artists [Percy and Jamie] have been painting together for years and worked on mural projects,” said James Wormser, co-director of Lot F. The abstract paintings of Todd Robertson, compositionally arranged like “improvisational jazz,” make use of everyday found objects (picture anything from newspaper clippings, tickets and toy trucks to a flattened can of spray paint) that engage and resonate with the viewer. Jamie O’Neill has a realist approach in portraying urban settings, transporting the viewer to a place of tagged train cars and city streets. Will Long, a graduate from the Museum of Fine Arts in ’09 who now resides in San Fran, uses mixed media, layering paint and cut-outs [...]