Apple

「Apple」 2019 F8 Oil on canvas

About 2 months ago、I keep drawing pictures like this。I keep coming up with ideas, so、It will continue for a while。Another one titled “Seed”、He continues to draw pictures that seem to contain a muscular man inside a seed.。It's almost a similar picture、For some reason this doesn't work very well。

It looks like a modern painting、The method of drawing purposely adopts the method of classical painting.。In other words、Grisaille (drawing only black and white tones of light and shade)、Next, it is a painting method that deepens the color by alternating layers of glassi (thin layers of transparent color) and white.。Whether it's a modern painting or a classical painting.、I think this method is the best for expressing deep and rich colors.。

I have my own ideal image of painting.。Having something like that itself、Setting aside the criticism that it limits painting.、Many painters work hard every day to realize their own ideals.、I think。That's fine up to that point。But、in my ideal image、Contains divisive contradictions within itself、That has been tormenting me for the past 20 years.。

for now、There is no way to integrate the contradictions.、Production is possible only by ``choosing not to look at either side'' of contradictions.。Aiming to balance both、Due to my experience of being severely depressed for a while。Most recently、it's not a contradiction、Shouldn't we think of them as two completely different "ideals of their own"?、I also think that。Is it something like the equator and the north and south poles?。If so、There is no point in integrating it。

"deep" story

“Flying Man” 2019 F10

Say things like, ``That person's story is deep.''、What does "deep" mean?。know the depths of people's psychology、It seems to mean that、Social constraints, body and mind、It may also include the meaning of knowing well the delicate subtleties between the mind and technology.。

In short, it's not as clear as "1+1=2", but、I feel like I'm connected somewhere to a truth that everyone can understand.。This is probably the first condition for a "deep" story.。However, “confusion” is also、It's a very similar feeling。Or there may be cases where what appears to be "confusion" is the truth.。How can we sniff it out?。

We talked about "variations" in the painting class.。About one motif、It means trying out a number of expressions (laws).。I ended up giving a slightly school-like explanation of ``increasing the experience points of thinking circuits.''。Increase experience points、Experiencing a lot takes time (sometimes physical effort) and money.、It is more inefficient than studying from books etc.、Some people think this is the method of a stupid person.、I don't think so。

Reading the lives of great people in one book、60Year、70There is no way that (life) experiences accumulated over the years and reading for a few days at most are the same.。but、Of course, reading is not meaningless.、It is normal to feel that the more experience you have, the more you can gain from reading.。Even in paintings、It is not necessary if you have production experience.、I have a different sense of the problem when I am faced with someone else's work.。The experience of “this is what I did”、It must be because I unconsciously contrast them.。The difference in contrast leads to “why?”、The solution to that question will also become your own experience.。Such an accumulation、Connects to the feeling of seeing things from the inside of the author, who is a stranger.、This is thought to lead to incorporating the experiences of other authors.。

I went off track a little。In conclusion、This means that ``variation'' is very effective in making a painting ``deeper.''。Increasing the experience value of thought circuits also means diversification of viewpoints (although it is also possible that it is simply knowledge integration).、The experience of choosing one of them and actually trying it out、The decision becomes an opportunity to move on to the next perspective.。Isn't this cycle itself called "deepening"?、That's what I think。

Natural poor

“Still life/study with Apple”(part) 2019/8/25

I ended up doing my best during my stay in Shimokita this year.。28Assuming you go back in the day、just 20 days、as usual、I worked hard。This is partly because the deadline for photos of the work is approaching.、I think that the nature of poverty is deeply ingrained in me.。

Actually, I had brought a tent (but、(I didn't even go out for a day to pitch a tent.)。You can pitch a tent in the mountains or on the beach and just lie around all day.、If the weather was sunny, wouldn't it be nice to go fishing at the sea or river?、I regret that I didn't have the courage to prepare my fishing gear by now.。

A river is not just flowing water (it is not a river)、It's just a waterway)。yesterday、I talked about yellow diadem.、A natural river is an integral part of those animals, the plants that feed them, and so on.、It's about the environment itself.。Is it okay to have time to be close to nature and not have anything to do with the environment?。I wonder if that's the way I am, saying things like, ``I want to see that beautiful yellow color in the snow again.''。

"ah"。No matter how old I am, my spirit is still young (I'm just saying it's childish)。(It doesn't mean "young")。“What is richness?”。Even though I have lots of hints to think about,、People who don't rumble can't see it.。Disappointed。