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.。

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

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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”?。

“In my personal art history,、"The history of art has already ended," he wrote long ago.。I confirmed that again。This does not mean that everyone will stop drawing.。On the contrary, in 10 years it will be easier to draw.、I think everyone draws to kill time.。It's finished、``I have nothing more to add,'' that is.、In terms of art history, it means that we have reached the end of the book.、(at least in the modern Japanese style) art exhibition format。

At the very least, contemporary Japanese art exhibitions require personal sacrifice (rather than burden).、It's so big that I dare to call it a "sacrifice."。Japan's unique group exhibition system、It is a methodology to reduce the amount of sacrifice by dividing it by the number of people.、There are also art tenement houses where artists live by licking each other's wounds.。Artists can freely create what they want、Too far from the ideal of freely publishing。Be prepared to deviate from society by becoming a writer、You need to be prepared to commit social suicide.、It is no exaggeration to say that。Even the family is involved、I only look at people who were lucky enough to become popular writers.、It is an anachronism to think that sacrificial spirit is cool.、It is consistent with the climate of similar social oppression (for example, the social status of women) that imposes this。

Now we have the internet。The delusion that the Internet will solve these problems all at once is、Even though I admit to being a delusional person, I don't think so.、I already have the power to alleviate at least some of that.。The rigors of creation (effort) and physical、should not be confused with social sacrifice。The rigor of creation、This is because I think that I can only overcome it from a place where I can be liberated.。

YouTube

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On the 5th of last month (September), the YouTube channel “Blue Seagull Painting Class” was opened.。A place for members of the “Blue Seagull Exhibition” to interact、place of study、I would like to use it for individual member presentations, etc.、While inflating my hopes,。

Almost 1 month since opening。For now, I watch YouTube with the intention of making it myself.。Until it opened, it was someone else's business.、When you start looking at it with those eyes、My hope dwindles every time I look at it。The quality of the channels that are attracting a lot of views is as expected.、High level in both quantity、The feeling of not being able to reach the goal even if it takes 100 years grows。

It goes without saying that YouTubers have the ability to use computers.、Great speaking skills too。Professional knowledge and actual work such as cameras and lighting。Editing ability and sense、And above all, a strong desire to “communicate”。Everything feels so far away that I can't reach it.。Among them、Perhaps the most important thing is a strong desire to "communicate and share"、that's what I'm missing。I can't connect with anyone、I don't feel lonely at all when I have time alone、Because I feel like that's the most fun.。

But、Then it ends up being just pretend drawing.。It may be true that a picture is like that.、I can't help but feel a little unsatisfied.。I want to expand the world outside of myself a little more.。I chose "Blue Seagull..."、It is also a burden on me for that purpose.。A little tough、By imposing a slight sense of obligation on myself, who tend to run away when something difficult happens.、I'm thinking of staying here without running away.。