Oshie Hagoita

Sketching in progress

I didn't use it for the actual New Year's card.、I just tried the design。The embossed hagoita motif is、Something that I received through someone by chance.。It is famous as one of the traditional cultures of Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture.。I don't know the name of the maker、I tried to draw it in watercolor to resemble the real thing as much as possible.。

What surprised me when I drew it was the artist's drawing ability.。I don't think the products themselves are hand-painted one by one.、At least the first picture, including the composition、It must have been drawn by someone。

Oshie hagoita is made by pasting cloth etc. in three dimensions.、The face, fingers, etc. are drawn on a flat surface (something like a thick styrene board).。The shadows give it a three-dimensional effect.。In line with traditional design、Surprisingly (and it's rude to say so) delicate and sharp、and accurate。
The gradation of shading is also careful.。Although it is familiar, it is not rough.。The quality of the tourist souvenirs is far different from that of other tourist souvenirs.。It is true that this is a traditional culture, but at the same time、I felt a sense of pride that it was just a single painting.。I was lucky to have the opportunity to try drawing it.。

On one battledore、If you count from the person who grows trees、There must be a considerable number of craftsmen involved.。For all those people (including their families) to live、Hagoita is expensive and must sell like hotcakes.、It is a sport that is firmly connected to the essence of current sports.。Considering the reality of the demand for hagoita,、I think going out of business (I hear) is an unavoidable choice.、Even in such a small part、Infused with the commitment and ability of craftsmen。It was a New Year with a little touch of traditional culture.。

明けましておめでとうございます

“Seed shape” SM、tempera、acrylic、beeswax
“Apple Village Scenery” – This was also anti-neglect

明けましておめでとうございます。Let's stay healthy this year too。

6about a year ago、100Some items from the ``Seed'' series, including the issue? I have made a series of things like。One of them is、I just can't finish it、It had been left unattended。At the end of the day (I mean yesterday)、Next year (I'm talking about today) I'll be painting tempera.、Just before saying、I made the medium yesterday.。

8I didn't make tempera for a month, so、I've already forgotten how to draw。crack an egg、As I mixed it with oil to make the medium, I gradually remembered it.。on top of the box that holds the pigment、While cleaning up the prints and other things that were on top of me.、What should I draw?、While looking for a pre-painted canvas、This “semi-neglected” item came along.。It's like planting a seed。

Although it is not a new work、I started from here。The picture below was also partially abandoned.、I just finished it。

Beauty with “something missing”

I often hear that、Sketching (on-site) is the best、The more I studied, the worse it got.、The final completed work is the least interesting.、That's the story。half of it is true。Sketching takes the least amount of time、The completed work usually takes the longest time.。Taking time doesn't necessarily mean that something good will come out.。

why、limited time、A sketch drawn in space、Well planned、Is there anything more appealing than a work that was created using the necessary materials and a lot of time?。

in my sense、This includes intuitive reactions on site.、Isn't it "unfinished power"?、It is a sport that is firmly connected to the essence of current sports.。I don't know if "unfinished music" is attractive or not.、It can be a painting or a sculpture.。only half drawn、Or a picture that is only partially painted.、It's emitting an indescribable light、I'm sure many people have experienced this as well.。So is sculpture.。Michelangelo's rough-hewn slave statue、Enku Buddha、It's a little different from unfinished.、Venus de Milo “missing both arms”。“There is something missing” itself is the source of this.。Or maybe that “lack” is beautiful?。

On the other hand, there is also an "excessive charm".。For example, "baroque"。For example, “Peeling Beauty” (past its prime)。"The Tale of Genji"、Pictures from the existing picture scrolls, etc.。Baroque lacks "moderation"、(Existing) The Tale of Genji picture scroll lacks “power”。I believe that Muneyoshi Yanagi, who was an advocate of the Japanese folk art movement,、``The missing piece of the teacup、I feel like he was saying, ``There are things more beautiful than a neat finished work.''。