Author: Takashi

Takashi's personal blog。Not just about paintings、What I think about every day、what you feel、I write whatever comes to mind。This blog is the third generation。From the beginning, it has been over 20 years.。 2023From January 1st、For now, I decided to just write on odd numbered days.。I'm going to think about my future direction and other things piece by piece.。

shadow

From the video being edited "Drawing a climbing rose"

There is a word called "casting a shadow"。when writing in letters、I don't send "shade"。“Yin” is the sun(Hinata)against、A word that refers to the side that doesn't get sunlight.、It doesn't have a shape in the first place。Since it can only be visualized indirectly, there is no way it will fall.。

on the other hand、A “shadow” is an object illuminated by light.、( on the dark side)A visual “projection” of that form.、Literally, something that was “thrown out = fell down.”。period、The shape changes depending on the time。The difference between shadow and shade。

「(war is)Expressions like ``cast a shadow on your life''、It's a metaphor that has the "feel" of both.、As a practical matter, in the upcoming Ukraine war,、Of course the people of Ukraine、Russian civilians who were sent to war as soldiers、I wonder how that family feels。If you look at YouTube etc.、Even if I understand your sympathy for Ukraine,、Many treat Russian soldiers as if they were "less than insects."。As was the case with many Japanese soldiers who were drafted from rural areas during previous wars.、I don't think each of them picked up a gun with the intention of killing Ukrainians.。We cannot overlook the massacres in Bucha, etc.、That view also、Perhaps it's because war casts a shadow on our hearts.。

Including “health”、Everything casts a shadow on our lives。without realizing it、Or, even though they are aware of it, their daily actions are based on them.(Seichu)have been。Sometimes there is nothing you can do、You may be able to change by noticing。stop、Sometimes it may be necessary to see your own shadow。

Phase change - painting is not finished yet

I will post three of the same hydrangea prototypes.。1 from the top、２、I'll call it 3、Each drawing is slightly different。3Same paper for both sheets、The photos were supposed to be taken under the same lighting conditions.、For some reason, only the first sheet has a different color of paper.。certainly、The color of the flower is also 2，It should be different from 3。I wonder why?。

1 is mainly a drawing。2 is mainly based on color、Or rather, there are almost no drawings.。3 is almost in between。Looking at it this way, what I feel is the most "painterly" is 2.。Apart from the "plant species" called hydrangea、Because there is a strong degree of "model-oriented" focus on color (including brightness and darkness) and form.。I guess it's a hydrangea because it's lined up.、If you look at 2 alone, it would be 50/50 whether or not it would be recognized as a hydrangea.。If you press one more step、No one will be able to immediately identify it as a hydrangea.。

This is how I feel (currently)、Each person who sees it can feel it as they see fit.。However、Even in that case、Analytical distinctions like those mentioned above (1 is a drawing) must be made (the analytical factors can be set freely by each individual).。because、That's because that's the way you look at things.。The more original the factor is, the more、I think it means that you have a unique perspective (analytical ability).。In this case, it can be said to be an individual filter.、Even with a sieve、Even if you say it with colored glasses, the content remains the same.。

same motif、For example, if you try creating something by changing the expression like this,、It becomes an effective process to deepen the quality of painting.。Not expression (law)、Changing the idea has also been practiced for a long time (in painting, this is called phase transformation/variation).。(I wonder if musical “variations” also mean the same thing.)。
In painting, the motif is ``what to draw?''、There was once (apparently) a debate over ``how to draw'' that centered on concept and expression.。I'm from the next generation、Apart from the concept of the time、When I was young, I thought that ``what to draw = the theme'' was important.。At the time, I believed that paintings still had the power to convey social messages.。
now? -I believe that the ``historical life of painting'' has already run out.、I think that。But at the same time、I also think that painting is not finished yet (afterglow?)。I will omit the explanation、I think that's the difference between humans and AI or robots.、I guess I'll just say。

Hydrangea season has come

Try drawing “hydrangea”

“Hydrangea bullets” are “presented” to each class in the “Blue Seagull Painting Class”。everyone、Struggling to eat it。

「４、Under the campaign "Let's draw two in May"、The materials of photographs and actual motifs are already at hand.。Hydrangeas are a bonus motif。“Hydrangea” is a difficult motif to begin with, but、Is the motif before that easy?、That's never the case。There is no such thing as an easy flower (not just a flower).。

The other day, I uploaded a video called ``9th Blue Seagull Society Painting Exhibition'' to YouTube.。For 39 sellers、As of 3 days after it was uploaded, it has been viewed 214 times.、This means that people other than the "Blue Seagull Society" exhibitors are also viewing it.。
Making an announcement is both a matter of pride and stress.。This is because I feel "embarrassing" and "unseemly at this level".、On the flip side, it's also because I have a hidden confidence that says, ``The real me is much better.''。I guess the stress comes from worrying that your confidence might be destroyed.。Most painters are quite confident, but、Even if you are a veteran, it is difficult to exhibit works that are suitable for this every time.、I end up submitting “embarrassing works” over and over again.。But no matter how old you are, use it as a springboard、It is a common trait among people called painters that they grow.。Even in my own experience、There are many things that I finally understand by comparing them with other people's works.。Although art is ultimately personal,、Unless you have at least an objective perspective、It may end up being just a "smug" picture (though I can't say that such a picture is bad either)。One of the most straightforward ways to develop such objective vision is to、In my case, I thought then and still do that that ``listing was embarrassing.''。

Today I tried (also) hydrangeas.。I must have drawn it about 100 times by now.、There may be a few memorable "so-so" moments.。The other pictures are all "embarrassing" pictures.、It's not like I don't feel embarrassed to hide it either.。