Icarus "re-" crash

“One-Armed Man” Tempera Aquila F6 2010

from spring to summer、This delicate time of the rainy season、How are you all doing? activities are restricted、Not feeling well, etc.、Many people say that rain is depressing.、I don't hate rain。somehow calm down、Is it because I feel like I can spend the day at my own pace?。

For some reason, on rainy days I end up doing things like organizing photos.。The other day, I was organizing the photos on my computer.、A plethora of photos and production data of works such as ``The Flying Man'' have emerged.。
Should we call it the ``Otoko Series''? ``Flying Man'', ``Floating Man'', ``Shelter Man'', etc.、I have drawn many works titled "○○ Man"。In the process, series such as ``Boy and Dog'', ``Strait'', ``Icarus'', and ``Venus of ___'' were also created.。
"Apple" which is currently in progress is also about to become a series.、Actually, this was made into a series once at the very beginning.、It has continued for nearly 50 years after being discontinued.。Psychologically, I feel like I'm always connected to the "Otoko Series".、how is it connected、I can't organize it properly myself.。This is your last chance for a few years from now.、I need to put these together in some form while I'm still healthy.、I realized once again that I don't have time anymore.。

Let me explain a little bit about the title "Icarus".。to greek mythology、Daedalus, the carpenter of the sky, to his son Icarus、There is a story that he was given wings on his back that allowed him to fly freely in the sky.。My father warned me, ``Never go near the sun.''、The young and active Icarus has horse-eared east winds.。In the end, the wax on Icarus's wings melted as he got too close to the sun and fell off.、Icarus falls into the sea and the story ends.、My idea started from there.。
Is Icarus dead? I was born into a family of carpenters just like you.、Pulling Icarus out of the sea in the 21st century、I recreated the wings in my imagination (come to think of it, I also drew a piece called “Our Wings (No. 200)”)、If he could fly again, what kind of landscape would he see in his mind?、I thought I'd try to make a picture of it。That is "The Flying Man"。
The ``Flying Man,'' or modern Icarus, was created for the first time in about 3,000 years through several works in the ``New Life'' series (``New Life No. 9'' was a large work measuring 2.1 x 5.4 meters).、shed skin、reincarnation、19He has already flown over the century-old city (“Flying Man” (No. 200)) Solo exhibition in Omiya City、(Presented at the Chenshunkai Exhibition, etc.)。The next time I was drawing Icarus flying over a 20th century city.、The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred、I couldn't continue drawing。
A picture about the size of issue 1000、A great flood in the sky poured into the cities below.、I had just drawn over 300 people drowning in it.。There is a difference between a flood and a tsunami.、A picture exactly like the Great East Japan Earthquake.、Even if I finish this picture、I feel like people will just think that I drew this after watching footage of the earthquake.、Is it okay to draw pictures during this period?、It was also because we had the same idea that、This was also because I physically lost the time and space to create.。I'm not sure right now whether the half-finished picture is rolled up and tenoned.、You should have some photos of the work in progress on your computer.。

While organizing photos on my computer、I recreated it based on that unfinished picture.、What if I could combine all the series into one picture?、、I thought it would be appropriate as my final work.。I myself became Icarus、It ended up crashing into the sea again.。I think it might be a good story (lol)。
*Unstudy、I didn't know about Kobo Abe's ``The Flying Man'' until recently (I haven't read it yet)。Oh dear、I think it's a title that could be found anywhere.、I thought that from the beginning。
*This picture、News that the wreckage of the submersible Titan was discovered during the Titanic viewing tour this morning (06/23).、Is it because of the shape?、I feel like they overlap somewhere。

deep breath

“Rose Garden” demo production at watercolor class

It is said that ``One reading, 10 laughs, 100 sucks, 1,000,000 steps''、Do you know the words that summarize the secret to living a long and healthy life?。It seems to be a daily health practice goal.。I think many of you know this.、“One read” means reading a text with content at least once a day (“one book every day” is quite impossible)。To laugh loudly is to laugh ten times.。One hundred breaths is one hundred deep breaths.、1000 characters means writing sentences、It's the output。Maybe a diary would be good。10,000 steps literally means walking 10,000 steps (recently it seems that around 8,000 steps is good)。I don't know the source, but I think it's "Analects" or something.。

I started using this word relatively recently.、I learned this from someone who was practicing it at the time (now he is elderly).、It seems like I can no longer do 10,000 steps.)。I thought it was an ideal theory when I heard it.、I was shocked to hear that they had actually been doing this for a long time.。As you can imagine、Such a person is not just a person。I'm impressed too、I thought I'd try to imitate it even a little.、I haven't accomplished anything in a single day.。high school student、I feel like it could be done by university students.、If you've been doing it since then、There was a "possibility" that I could have become a slightly better person.。

Among the goals mentioned earlier、Surprisingly possible, but not possible are ``jusho'' and ``hyakusu.''。It's about laughing and breathing.、It seems like the most natural and easy thing to do.、Are you having problems with yourself or your family?、It's something you can't do if you're busy.。in this word、will、consciousness、“One reading” and “1000 characters” are related to knowledge.。"Hundred breaths、10,000 steps is the body、What “Jusho” has to do with the heart、I think so。If your heart is closed, you won't be able to laugh (although medically speaking, it is said that saying "ha ha ha ha" has a similar effect)。
I think "deep breathing" is the only thing that even lazy people can do.、This time I'll forget。When I say 100 times, I can't do it all at once.。I'll probably have to do it in several parts.、When I'm busy, I tend to put it off.、In the end I forget。I classified it as related to the body.、After all, I can't do it if my mind is in turmoil.。calm your heart、expel stress from the body、I guess that's the lesson.。

my practice is、At most one-tenth of that person。Even if you keep that in mind、is。What do you think?。Let's at least take a deep breath...I see.、Take a deep breath、You can't do it if you have bad posture... You can't do it if you get lost in the busyness and forget yourself... You have to stop and look at yourself...。A deep breath is surprisingly deep...。

After the Shinshunkai '23 Exhibition

“Looking at the Garden” Tempera F6 2010

The Chenshunkai exhibition ended yesterday (2023.06.18)。To everyone who took the time to come and see us、thank you。Thank you。I myself have received many messages from various people.、I would like to receive an invitation to an exhibition.、Not just busyness、I am often unable to go due to poor health etc.、I can truly feel the word “wazawa”。thank you。

Starting today, we will move on to the next schedule.、That's a rather boring greeting, though.、That's the reality。"Next schedule" may sound like you're working on a new work.、In fact, it's even more stupid、First, clean up after the exhibition.。The little things that had been interrupted since then、Finish as many unfinished chores as possible、Finally finished drawing、Or you can start working on your new work.。Considering how hard it was to start painting、Honestly, I'm pretty tired。But、Not just me、Because everyone is like that、I have no choice but to swallow it.。

6 days during the exhibition period、Many people came to see it.、Each member gives a brief explanation in front of each picture.。Just look at the picture、You are free to interpret it as well.、Not only is the explanation redundant;、It also has the negative side of giving a certain direction to the sensibilities and interpretations of the viewer.。In that respect、I think it's better to say nothing as much as possible.、Apparently that's not all.。
What to explain to others、About the picture in front of me and the process so far、About the picture I'm about to draw、It will give you an opportunity to think from outside the picture.。That's a big plus for writers.、It can be said that the exhibition is held for that purpose.。Maybe all you need to do is ask yourself some deep questions.、Repeated questions and answers with strangers、Filter your thoughts through a new filter than usual.、I think it will help me sharpen my skills.。

However、After all, I'm doing something different than usual.、I feel strangely tired。When I was young, I was so focused for two to three months before an exhibition that I couldn't focus on anything other than the picture in front of me.、For two to three months after the event closed, I was in a state of collapse and had so many ups and downs that I couldn't do anything else.。I no longer have solo exhibitions.、That is no longer the case、The reason why I still feel tired may be because my age is added to it.。10 years left、No, 5 years left、What can you express in the end?、This may be an exaggeration, but、I think the meaning of life is being questioned.、I was thinking about it all the time。