Otaka no Mori-Mori Art Museum

西房浩二作品の一部
展示室から左にカフェテリアその向こうに入口がある
森の美術館ファサード

招待券を頂いていた「西房浩二展(後期)」を観に千葉県流山市おおたかの森にある「森の美術館」に行ってきた西房さんのもう一つの個展のことはすでに紹介した(2025.10.03の記事)がこちらには彼のごく初期の作品もあるというので興味もあった会期は2025年12月21日まで

今日も朝から快晴昨日あたりから腰の調子もよく徒歩で駅から20分ちょっととあったのでウォーキングを兼ねるつもりで出かけた。20年以上前に「おおたかの森保存活動」のメンバーに誘われ「おおたかの森」には一度だけ来たことがあるそれ以後周辺はどんどん開発され大きな建物のならぶ “近代都市” になっていた美術館への曲がり角の目印になっているバス停留所が移動されたらしくだいぶ行き過ぎてしまった(ウォーキングとしてはよい)

初めて訪れたギャラリーは今年で10年目に入ったということで壁面もまだきれいだった森のほとり(隣接するのは「大畔(おおぐろ)の森」というちょっと混乱を招きそうな名称の森)のこじんまりしているがなかなか素敵な空間である環境が良いので深呼吸した気分で絵を見ることができる入館料は600円だがコーヒーと小さなお茶菓子付きなのでかなりお得だと思う

西房さんの作品は気持ちのいい写実絵画である能登の出身で現在も能登に住んで精力的に制作を続けているこれからも益々活躍する作家だと思う

empathy

             「椿の実とタイサンボクの芯」  フェルトペン

"empathy"、A sense of “sharing”、It's probably a keyword in life.、It is a sport that is firmly connected to the essence of current sports.。Words like “unity” and “cooperation”、I like Japanese people。

If you turn it over、Regarding things and people who “cannot empathize” and “don’t cooperate”、There is an idea that、without thinking about it、Basically, it also means that there is a strong tendency to "exclude" them as foreign molecules.。Oh dear、This doesn't seem to be limited to Japanese people.、In fact, this trend seems to be increasing all over the world.。

The phrase "reading the atmosphere" became popular.、As a coined word, you have a keen sense of words.、It is a sport that is firmly connected to the essence of current sports.。I think the more you listen, the more you hear it.、I don't think I can come up with such an idea.。Fine arts such as paintings and sculptures are actually、I am reading the ``atmosphere'' that emanates from its shape and color.、It can be said that。The difference is、"Air" flows beyond the place and time.。

Empathy and sharing、A sense of cooperation、For artists、Sometimes it's a nuisance。But、There is no art without empathy。someone sympathizes、If the work is not left behind, it is as if it does not exist as a work.。If it remains as data、Some people say、Someday, somewhere、someone will sympathize、This is because they have something similar to "faith" that。And that's probably not wrong。

deep autumn

“Autumn at the Mountain Villa” Watercolor

Autumn has deepened。It's already December, so it's already winter.、When I go outside, there are still yellow leaves、In the climate (southern Kanto) where walking makes you sweat.、“Deep autumn” feels more similar to “deep autumn” than winter.。

The speed of the world is fast。It's too early。And、I feel a growing sense of crisis that I can't keep up with everything.。It's not because it's modern、all living things including plants、We've been doing this since ancient times.、say the scholars。in any era、Children learn new things from their parents、My parents' generation desperately tried to catch up, albeit belatedly.、Also called。

No matter how fast the world progresses、Summer will never overtake spring、Winter never comes before autumn。The speed at which blood circulates in the human body、It doesn't change with the speed of the world.。I have always thought that。I know that I can only do what I can't do, but I'm frustrated、I don't know if the blood circulation to the brain actually slows down slightly.。It's called "aging"、Behind hidden buzzwords that don't really explain anything、The symptoms may be present。

It takes time to see things。When you see a persimmon、There are probably tens of thousands of ideas in a person's mind.。Is it delicious?、Isn't that so?。What's the price? where did you buy it。How is it different from the persimmons at my neighbor's house?、Persimmons are also living things after all.、Now is the season、Should I give it to ○○ etc...。glance at、look carefully、It takes time to feel something。I can't keep up with you because you keep saying things like that.、I can feel it from the air。