Month: October 2021

lonely whistle

This is the Ken-O Expressway。-Is that your hope? Or? Are you walking?

why do people sing。I myself sometimes sing casually when no one is around (for example, while driving).。For some reason, when I'm in a crowd of people、regardless of the place、Sometimes I sing in my heart without saying it out loud。Sometimes there seems to be a reason, and sometimes there isn't.、In the end, it just depends on your mood at the time.。And、That I don't know the right song for my mood at that moment.、Sometimes I feel sorry。

I feel that young people listen to a lot of music.。In a sense, music supports their daily lives.、Maybe it's because I'm encouraging。music is also their voice。As the House of Representatives elections are near,、I tried to expand my imagination a little bit about songs and words.。

The distance between words and songs、quite close in terms of literary history。In the first place, if you add rhythm and scale to words, it becomes a song.。so、If you look closely at the lyrics、From ancient times to modern times, it is often a political message.。For example, the Beatles' "Imagine"。The message is so strong that it would be strange to say that it does not feel political.。Singing is close to politics - although I think politics should be logical.、The word "politics" (in Japan) was intentionally derived from that.、It seems like you are trying to go far away from both logic and sense.。Ordinary? In other words, ``Catchphrase Only'' is ``Winning-Oriented''。In other words, it's "advertisement"。Politics has become a billboard itself.。―Politics is a form of art such as music and art.、It's even more so because he despises academics.。

The only "culture" that politicians like to talk about is sports.。During the “Tokyo Olympics 2020 (actually 2021)” period、A certain Prime Minister went out of his way to invite reporters to his official residence.、He repeated the performance of calling the gold medalist to congratulate him.。Many Japanese people saw this、It's like exposing your crotch in public without any sense of shame.、いわば21世紀の日本がまだサル（猿）の社会のままであるかのような精神的屈辱を味わわされたのではないだろうか。at least i、ニュース画像中の得々とした彼の顔に、サル（猿）のマスクを重ねないでは正視出来なかった。新首相はまだマシかと一瞬思ったが、もう忘れかけていた「アベノマスク」の「生地の新調」に過ぎなかったので、やはり「アベスガサル芝居・第二幕」の幕開けだったのか、と腑に落ちた。

人はなぜ歌うのか。それは人はなぜ絵を描くのか、人はなぜ学問をするのか、と同じ問いだ。世界がどうあれ、日本の政治がどうあれ、わたしたちは若い人も、老人も、とりあえずは「明日も明後日もあるものとして」生きていく。I don't know about tomorrow、But、明後日のことなら歌ってみたい。―――歌は自ずから・・・と書きかけたが、せめて明後日のために―寂しい口笛になってしまった。

Is the Platonic lifestyle back?

park drinking fountain

From around September, when I had been enjoying good health until then,、For some reason, my lower back started to hurt.。back of buttocks and thighs、Pain specific to sciatica in the opposite shin etc.。10When the moon comes、There are days when I can't straighten my hips anymore.、I also tend to take breaks from walking.。The exhibition began under such circumstances.、On the last day (October 16th), I bent down and reached the gallery.、The situation has reached such a point that。The day after it ended, I had difficulty walking.。a little bit、I overdid it。―I was sketching and sketching while sleeping all day.。

Sketching while you sleep? -Nowadays, anyone can draw while lying down - using a tablet device such as an iPad - There are people with disabilities who can't even raise their upper bodies.、Attach the color box to the bed、I once saw a video of someone painting in oil with the help of a family member.。Unless it absolutely has to be oil paint、Nowadays, it is easy to draw pictures using tablets etc.。myself too、Even if my lower limbs were to fail, I have no doubt that I would be able to continue drawing.。Even with just one pencil, a picture is a picture.、Not to mention, even the color is ``still sleeping''.、If you could paint it in an instant。

Even sculptors can't create works using 3D printers.。There are also examples of architects creating real buildings using printers.、Build a real tank and drive it around on the streets、There are even some disturbing people who have been arrested.。This is an era when terrorist groups can secretly mass-produce machine guns using printers.。Why 3D printers are no longer a hot topic these days、That's not uncommon anymore、I guess that means。Are you grateful for the conveniences of civilization? is。

Draw while lying on your stomach on the bed。Doesn't put a strain on your lower back、I'm not used to using my hanging arms, so my shoulders start to hurt after an hour or two.、I can't continue。Watch a movie while facing the opposite direction。After watching、I also sketch and draw pictures.。If it's about the level of Squis、In the past, there have been situations where I would lie on my stomach and draw in a sketchbook, such as when my lower back hurt.、by corona、It was confirmed that such scenes (eras) will become commonplace in the future.。in ancient greece、Citizens eat while sleeping、study while sleeping、It seems like they had an argument (let the slave do the work).。It is an "ancient Greek/Platonic (academia)" lifestyle that I had never imagined before the coronavirus pandemic (however,、In any case, slave! Not there)。

The end of the exhibition and the end of the art exhibition

Venue scenery

The group exhibition “Living in the Landscape VIII” at Galerie Shimon in Ginza ended on the 16th.。Under Corona、Thank you to everyone who took the trouble to come.。Take the trouble to call me、Those who sent postcards etc.、thank you。

During the exhibition period、Niki Exhibition at the National Art Center, Tokyo in Roppongi、Independent exhibitions and solo exhibitions introduced in the previous article, etc.、some solo exhibitions、I also visited group exhibitions.。Everyone is trying their best。Huge amount of energy poured into it、amount of material、funds。and many sacrifices of all kinds。And the small amount of self-satisfaction that I get、like a blessing、Private admiration with almost no social skills。Is there a more appropriate word than “healthy”?。

「わたしの個人的美術史では、美術の歴史はすでに終わっている」とずっと前に書いた。あらためてそのことを確認した。誰もが絵を描かなくなるという意味ではない。それどころか10年後には絵を描くことはもっと手軽になり、誰もが暇つぶしに描くようにも思う。終わっている、のは「もう付け加えることがない」つまり、美術史的には巻末まで来たということと、（少なくとも現代の日本的な）美術展という形式のこと。

少なくとも現代日本の美術展には個人的な犠牲（負担ではなく、あえて「犠牲」というほどそれ）が大きすぎる。日本独自の団体展という制度は、その犠牲の量を人数で割って小さくするための方法論であり、作家どうしが互いの傷を舐めあって生きる美術長屋もである。作家がのびのびと作りたいものを作り、自由に発表するという理想からは遠すぎる。作家になるということは社会から逸脱するという覚悟、社会的自殺の覚悟が要る、といっても過言ではない。家族まで巻き添えにして、たまさか運よく流行作家になれた人だけを見て、その犠牲的精神を格好いいと思うのは時代錯誤であり、それを強いる似たような社会的抑圧（たとえば女性の社会的地位）の風土と通底する。

いまはインターネットがある。インターネットがそれらの問題を一挙に解決するなどという妄想は、さすがに妄想家を自認するわたしも持たないが、最低でもその一部を軽減してくれる程度の力はすでに持っている。創作の厳しさ（努力）と身体的、社会的犠牲とを混同してはならない。創作の厳しさは、自分自身が解放される場所からでなけれ乗り越えられないと思うからである。