Motif (motivation for production)

water drops on sink

what to draw in a painting。what to write about in a novel。What do you paint with music?。what reporters write about。What kind of society are politicians trying to portray? The targets vary.、It may look like miscellaneous light, but light of various wavelengths overlaps like cocktail light.、I'm sure there are parts of it that stand out in three dimensions.。

Washing dishes is part of my routine。Dishes piling up in the sink are boring。Because I spend a lot of time sitting、To restore blood circulation to the legs、Sometimes you need to stand up。Standing blankly、It seems that an exercise as simple as heel raises is fine.、I combined that with washing dishes.。It seems that there is a popular program on the BBC called “Dance in the Kitchen”.。I've never looked at the contents in detail.、The point seems to be that "washing dishes can be a fun time to dance."。Shake your butt rhythmically、I share the same idea that washing dishes is good for your health.。I also spread my legs while washing the dishes.、Twisting your waist。If there are not enough dishes or pots to wash、I'm starting to feel like I'm going to lack exercise, so I'm going solo on my habits.。

And what I see every day is this “landscape”。Even if it seems like I see it every day、you can never see the same thing twice。Facts and truth are all here。painting、Novel...Society、politics etc.、It overlaps deeply with every field.。Like fixed point observation、Take a picture or sketch this every day、I'm sure I'll be able to create something amazing、I still haven't taken a single photo (I took at least one)、I haven't even sketched。-There is no need to look for a special motif.、Rolling down in front of me like this、looking at me from below、It was。

I uploaded a sketch video ↓

The fishing port sketch was taken while driving from Nojimazaki, the southernmost tip of Chiba Prefecture, to Kujukuri.。divided into several times、I've been sketching for days。Referring to that、I tried drawing it again。I think the location was around Wada.。

I think it was in the evening。I guess it was time for the sun to set soon.。I don't want to express that sense of time in the video (because the picture becomes dark)、screen based、I made a color-oriented sketch。

figure painting

Repin "Ivan the Terrible" (from the public domain)

When I think of ``figure painting,'' I immediately think of ``portrait.''、Landscapes and paintings with multiple people in a room can also be included in "portraits".。For example, Picasso's portrait paintings from his Blue and Blue period.、Those of the rosy era, etc.、At least it's not a portrait、The theme is also "human"。

resemble、Although it doesn't look like it, it may not be essential.。This is also the national treasure ``Statue of Gen Gen Yoritomo'', which is said to have been painted by Takanobu Fujiwara.、It is impossible to determine whether or not they resemble the person in question.、The same goes for "Portrait of Christ."。But、On the other hand, there are also things like Tamako Kataoka's ``Ihara Saikaku Statue'' that use imagination.。Not just pictures、The same goes for sculpture.。Although that is true、Well, generally speaking, a portrait "resembles the person"、Would it be possible to say that a portrait painting is ``the subject of a human being in the painting''?。

by the way、There is also a genre called "history painting" (not so common in Japan, but rather the main one in Western Europe).。Because humans create history、Most of what is called history painting is ``figure painting.''。many people know、An example of this is a painting of Napoleon astride a horse, raising his right hand and pointing, ``Cross the Alps!''。By the way、I like Russian painter Repin's ``Ivan the Terrible'' as historical paintings (photo above)。
I was careless, but、There is also a category called “self-portraits”。Let's remember Rembrandt's name here.。Even if I forget the picture。

It doesn't matter whether you like portraiture or not.、There should be no one who is not interested.。According to the research of many scholars、Humans have apparently evolved their brains to look closely at people's faces.。A “human face” that conveys emotions and even various thoughts with a single subtle expression。Even in the classroom, everyone is struggling with production.、That's how difficult it is to deceive (even for the author himself)、This probably means that a high level of expressive technique is required.。"Landscape" and "human beings" are two major themes of art.。No matter how you think about it, in the end you have no choice but to be involved in these two things.。It's too late though、I think I'll try to approach this topic a little more honestly.。