Month: January 2020

A song for hundreds of people

"Western Pear" 2020、1 Watercolor・F6

10almost a year ago、started writing haiku。I wish I had something that I could call a hobby.、Because I thought。It doesn't cost much money、All I have to think about is 17 characters.、I wonder if even I, who is quite slow, can do it.、(Like many people) It was because of impure feelings.。In order not to give up too soon、I was asked to teach at a (too small) haiku meeting.。There is a haiku meeting once a month.、It was the 100th anniversary at the end of last year.。At first, I wanted to try various things.、smug、Create many phrases that are quite biased、I incurred the displeasure of the members.。

Lately, I've been feeling like I can't say much with 17 letters.。Just in case、Since it is a traditional haiku, seasonal words are included.。With this, I spend about five characters.。There are only 12 characters left、It takes about five characters to write the name of a specific thing or some description.。Convey your mood and intention with the remaining seven letters、I started to feel like there was no way I could do it.。Certainly a masterpiece、There are some ``famous haiku'' that have such depth and breadth that it is hard to believe that they are made up of only 17 characters.。But、for ordinary people like me、No matter what I do, I imitate others、It cannot help but become a simile.。

So if it's a tanka with 31 characters,、There is no need for seasonal words.、I thought I could use the whole thing for myself.、I started reading a book of modern tanka poems.。It's definitely much more interesting then。However, I have come to understand that it is more than four times as difficult to create a character with 7 characters and 31 characters.。This is a huge burden both time-wise and mentally.。On the other hand, haiku is still continuing.。This is why、Sometimes I compose tanka、If only the first 17 characters are considered a haiku,、I thought that I could kill two birds with one stone.。

I didn't think it would go that well、It was as expected。Important points even in tanka、What I want to say is the second half.。But、Then I noticed one thing。First half of tanka、I mean, it's not a big deal、That place is called a landscape or a scene.、The part that explains the “background” so to speak.。Isn't that exactly the part of ``Kacho Fugetsu''?。I see、Haiku is about completely cutting out the important parts.、Because it can't be explained in just seven letters.、I think it's a black business method that leaves the reader completely exposed.。-This is where we finally get to the “Hyakunin Isshu” poem.、How to learn the ``tricks'' of creating leisurely landscapes from the dynasty era、It is said that ``Hyakunin Isshu,'' which narrows down masterpieces from Manyo to Shinkokinshu to just 100 poems, is the quickest way to get started.、Not a hobbyist idea at all、I decided to read it.。However、I have a strong feeling that this is going to lead to a lot of problems.、I'm in trouble in a way.。

Fear of “coincidence”

「Green apple」 2020.1　　F10 Oil on canvas

now the world's most popular computer、Logo of Apple, an American mobile manufacturer、“A missing bite of an apple”? long before it became widespread、About 40 years ago、I drew a picture of a “missing apple”、I continue to draw occasionally but。At that time、The current company name Apple was called Macintosh.。Became an Apple company、When I first saw that logo、I felt that there were people who found similar things interesting.。It was more like sympathy、later、In case I might be accused of plagiarizing the logo,、I thought I'd leave behind proof that I was first.。

Such situations etc.、No one is supposed to know except me and a few people.、People who see this picture for the first time may think, ``What?、You might think, "It's just a picture of the Apple logo."。So、For now, I'll write it here、There should be a few more people in the know.。Although it's a little different、There are several similar experiences that are taken out of context.。One of them is、1990started in November、Kyushu、Eruption of “Unzen/Fugendake”。

1987Around the time、I had begun drawing a series of works called ``Cloud'' (the name of the series ``Cloud'' itself).、(I now see it as an example of such a coincidence.)。"morning、Climb with the sunrise、Clouds that change rapidly around the world during the day。You look tired.”。In that cloud、At least get a good night's sleep in a dark basement、The clouds rise again in the sky with sunrise.”、The idea was to comfort my favorite cloud.。Eventually in 1990、``A bright red cloud full of energy、Including DM for “Clouds rushing down the ridgeline”、I had a big solo exhibition at a department store with images of many clouds.。

Not only was it an interesting solo exhibition for me, but、The reputation was not bad either.。Immediately after the solo exhibition, the eruption of Mt. Fugendake in Unzen began.。The eruption was broadcast on all TV stations.、Continuously flowing from morning till night。And that “ultimate” large pyroclastic flow。My image of "bright red clouds cheerfully running down the ridge" is、Regardless of the time of production and the chronology of the pyroclastic flow.、Converged by the “pyroclastic flow” of the media。After that, every time I present a work、It was decided that the motif was a pyroclastic flow.。The overwhelming difference between individuals and mass media、It was my first direct experience。The power of television is great。Or rather、People feel like TV is real.、It seemed as if he believed in television itself.。

One more thing。2008In 2019, I said, ``A mighty waterfall falls from heaven.''、admonish arrogant people、“A punitive flood of cities” (in the Bible)、Noah's Ark was in my head)、1000The masterpiece “The Screaming Man” (210 x 540 cm)。Its sequel ``Tornado Man''、Next, new creatures that have "ceased being human" are referred to as "new life"、He had started a plan to create a series of masterpieces of the same size.。And in January 2011、I started drawing “The Great Flood” again.。The number of people drawn this time was over 300.。Two months later “2011、3、11” Great East Japan Earthquake。over the rock wall、While watching the TV footage of the tsunami as the sea overflowed towards the city like a waterfall.、I had the illusion that my painting had become reality.。I was unable to continue painting “The Great Flood” that year.。

disadvantages

「Apple」　 2019.12 F6 　tempera

"Flaws"、It's kind of embarrassing、Sounds like something you want to hide。But、Apparently that's not the case.。

Have you ever gotten a perfect score on a test?。I smiled and went home、I showed it to my parents。Parents are smiling too、There are a few more side dishes.。That definitely made me want to get a perfect score next time.。

However、It's not like I ever skipped studying.、I probably won't be able to get a perfect score next time.。Even the other kids got perfect scores.、I want to see my parents' smiling faces.、This is because I would like to see more side dishes.。Even the teacher、I would be worried if everyone got a perfect score every time.。"Maybe there's something wrong with the way I created the test."。How to avoid worrying too much and committing suicide、The only option is to make the test more difficult (there is also a way not to test it)、In this country, tests make children suffer as much as possible.、I made her think that it would be better to stop studying and work instead of experiencing such pain.、Schools are run with a policy of securing a workforce.。Teachers are also civil servants、If you go against it、They risk being sent to the Strait of Hormuz with their children who are being held hostage by the state.) (Just kidding)、Just in case)。

Even children know this.、That is the breath of Aun.、Well below average score、It will be full in a little while、You did the operation.。Even the teacher didn't have to commit suicide.、I think he casually complimented me, saying things like, "That's a shame," and "You did your best this time."。A child、What is actually smarter than your parents or teachers?、Every child knows。

"Flaws" are、That's how it brings peace to those around you.。Everyone felt safer when there was a child running slower than them, right?。and be kind to the child、I should have said, "I'll practice with you."。Are you worried about being the last kid in a race? during the war、The child who comes first in a race、He was sent to a distant jungle with only a Japanese flag.、There he ran around being chased by machine guns and planes.、75Even after many years, he still hasn't come back.。

There are "flaws"、For the first time, people can see things。from what is missing、The world expands。Try to be the kind of person who gets a perfect score.。It's like having your eyes closed。I can't even see my own shadow, so I'm overbearing、Making fun of others becomes the norm。from the missing hole、look at your own shadow、It's good to go in and out of the world through that hole every once in a while.。