Category: Art

Yesterday (Saturday June 24th) morning、A mikoshi came out from the shrine across from the atelier.、I went around the small town。The harbinger of a light car carrying taiko drummers、After a quick trip early in the morning、Young people carry the burden with great vigor.。I feel like I'm hearing this year's shout for the first time.、That's what I thought、Maybe the faces of the people carrying it are different.。Tradition is good too、Something is changing little by little、I think that's a good thing too。

This is an arrangement of "Landscape with a parking lot"。A little ingenuity in how to wear masking、I tried rubbing some parts with a brush.。The effect is slightly visible。

The colors may be a little dull because it's made from 100% cotton paper.、It seems like it's partly because I've caught a cold.。"I have a cold" means、"Paper is weathered = it has deteriorated due to exposure to moisture"、This is a word often used by people who paint watercolors.。It's not even an old sketchbook.、I was careful about where I placed it.。
Whether the paper has a cold or not、Before you draw it, you can't really tell by looking at it.。But、The moment you put down your brush? ? I feel that、After applying the paint、It will be clearly visible to everyone。Even if I try to return it、Tear the individual packaging of the sketchbook、draw a sketch、Because I left the color behind.、Can't do that anymore? Because I have given up、I have never complained to the manufacturer (sales company).。But、This is originally a quality control issue on the part of the manufacturer or retailer.、It's not the writer's mistake.、I think it should be improved in a way that makes sense.。Writers disliked him for “catching a cold”、Two global manufacturers have gone bankrupt.，There seem to be 3。
　I got off topic.。What I wanted to draw in this picture was a car.。It's not about attachment to a particular car model.、He wanted to incorporate "the current car society" into the landscape.。Nowadays, the global environment is becoming more and more severe every year.。It is said that CO2 emitters such as cars may eventually disappear.、I thought I'd draw it from a somewhat documentary perspective.。I don't think cars will disappear for a while yet.。

The theme of the painting is the atmosphere of "early summer".。The car is just a sight。I think it would be nice if you could feel the refreshing breeze in the painting.。

from spring to summer、This delicate time of the rainy season、How are you all doing? activities are restricted、Not feeling well, etc.、Many people say that rain is depressing.、I don't hate rain。somehow calm down、Is it because I feel like I can spend the day at my own pace?。

For some reason, on rainy days I end up doing things like organizing photos.。The other day, I was organizing the photos on my computer.、A plethora of photos and production data of works such as ``The Flying Man'' have emerged.。
Should we call it the ``Otoko Series''? ``Flying Man'', ``Floating Man'', ``Shelter Man'', etc.、I have drawn many works titled "○○ Man"。In the process, series such as ``Boy and Dog'', ``Strait'', ``Icarus'', and ``Venus of ___'' were also created.。
"Apple" which is currently in progress is also about to become a series.、Actually, this was made into a series once at the very beginning.、It has continued for nearly 50 years after being discontinued.。Psychologically, I feel like I'm always connected to the "Otoko Series".、how is it connected、I can't organize it properly myself.。This is your last chance for a few years from now.、I need to put these together in some form while I'm still healthy.、I realized once again that I don't have time anymore.。

Let me explain a little bit about the title "Icarus".。to greek mythology、Daedalus, the carpenter of the sky, to his son Icarus、There is a story that he was given wings on his back that allowed him to fly freely in the sky.。My father warned me, ``Never go near the sun.''、The young and active Icarus has horse-eared east winds.。In the end, the wax on Icarus's wings melted as he got too close to the sun and fell off.、Icarus falls into the sea and the story ends.、My idea started from there.。
Is Icarus dead? I was born into a family of carpenters just like you.、Pulling Icarus out of the sea in the 21st century、I recreated the wings in my imagination (come to think of it, I also drew a piece called “Our Wings (No. 200)”)、If he could fly again, what kind of landscape would he see in his mind?、I thought I'd try to make a picture of it。That is "The Flying Man"。
The ``Flying Man,'' or modern Icarus, was created for the first time in about 3,000 years through several works in the ``New Life'' series (``New Life No. 9'' was a large work measuring 2.1 x 5.4 meters).、shed skin、reincarnation、19He has already flown over the century-old city (“Flying Man” (No. 200)) Solo exhibition in Omiya City、(Presented at the Chenshunkai Exhibition, etc.)。The next time I was drawing Icarus flying over a 20th century city.、The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred、I couldn't continue drawing。
A picture about the size of issue 1000、A great flood in the sky poured into the cities below.、I had just drawn over 300 people drowning in it.。There is a difference between a flood and a tsunami.、A picture exactly like the Great East Japan Earthquake.、Even if I finish this picture、I feel like people will just think that I drew this after watching footage of the earthquake.、Is it okay to draw pictures during this period?、It was also because we had the same idea that、This was also because I physically lost the time and space to create.。描きかけの絵は丸めてほぞんしてあるかどうかも今は定かではありませんが、制作中の写真が数枚パソコンの中にはあるはずです。

パソコンでの写真整理をしながら、その未完成の絵を軸に再制作し、すべてのシリーズを一枚の絵にまとめることができたら、、わたし自身の最後の作品としてふさわしいだろうと考えていました。わたし自身がイカロスになって、再びもとの海に墜落して終わり。いいストーリーかもしれないと思っています（笑）。
　※不勉強で、最近まで安部公房「飛ぶ男」があることを知りませんでした（未だに未読）。Oh dear、どこにでもありそうな題名だなと、最初から思ってはいましたが。
　※この絵、今朝（06/23）のタイタニック号鑑賞ツアーでの潜水艇タイタンの残骸が発見されたというニュースと、かたちのせいか、どこか重なって見える気がします。

The Chenshunkai exhibition ended yesterday (2023.06.18)。To everyone who took the time to come and see us、thank you。Thank you。I myself have received many messages from various people.、I would like to receive an invitation to an exhibition.、Not just busyness、I am often unable to go due to poor health etc.、I can truly feel the word “wazawa”。thank you。

Starting today, we will move on to the next schedule.、That's a rather boring greeting, though.、That's the reality。"Next schedule" may sound like you're working on a new work.、In fact, it's even more stupid、First, clean up after the exhibition.。The little things that had been interrupted since then、Finish as many unfinished chores as possible、Finally finished drawing、Or you can start working on your new work.。Considering how hard it was to start painting、Honestly, I'm pretty tired。But、Not just me、Because everyone is like that、I have no choice but to swallow it.。

6 days during the exhibition period、Many people came to see it.、Each member gives a brief explanation in front of each picture.。Just look at the picture、You are free to interpret it as well.、Not only is the explanation redundant;、It also has the negative side of giving a certain direction to the sensibilities and interpretations of the viewer.。In that respect、I think it's better to say nothing as much as possible.、Apparently that's not all.。
What to explain to others、About the picture in front of me and the process so far、About the picture I'm about to draw、It will give you an opportunity to think from outside the picture.。That's a big plus for writers.、It can be said that the exhibition is held for that purpose.。Maybe all you need to do is ask yourself some deep questions.、Repeated questions and answers with strangers、Filter your thoughts through a new filter than usual.、I think it will help me sharpen my skills.。

However、After all, I'm doing something different than usual.、I feel strangely tired。When I was young, I was so focused for two to three months before an exhibition that I couldn't focus on anything other than the picture in front of me.、For two to three months after the event closed, I was in a state of collapse and had so many ups and downs that I couldn't do anything else.。I no longer have solo exhibitions.、That is no longer the case、The reason why I still feel tired may be because my age is added to it.。10 years left、No, 5 years left、What can you express in the end?、This may be an exaggeration, but、I think the meaning of life is being questioned.、I was thinking about it all the time。