Category: Art

to be naked

Tulip (when I first started painting) F6 tempera on canvas

In the world of art, the phrase "go naked" was often used as a buzzword.。One of the art organizations that was once a driving force behind Japanese Western painting (although that's a strange way to say it).、It seems that during the Nika Festival, a woman playing the role of Venus (the goddess of beauty) was placed in a mikoshi from the mountains of Ueno and carried out into the city under the name ``Naked Festival.''。This "naked" is a living thing called a nude body, but、Of course, spiritual "nakedness" is a symbol of "liberation"。

Not only did I create it naked every day.、An old man who was like a ``preacher'' and even had all his guests naked.、A fierce warrior who walked around a girls' high school naked in the middle of the day to "train his mind"? It seems that there were actually quite a few、It is not only in the world of art that it is said that being naked is important.。It is a word that is often heard in almost all artistic fields (though it seems that it also applies to fields other than art).。

Actually me too、I have had the experience of being told that many times.。Many people prefer "naked" in the sense of opening their hearts.、You probably think it's more difficult (embarrassing) to actually be naked in public.。But、Perhaps the reality is the opposite、I think it's much more difficult to expose your heart.。The human heart is like a volcano、``I want to expose something''、If we don't store up the "frictional heat" like magma with reason, trauma, etc. that we have to suppress,、This is because you cannot generate the energy to expose your heart in front of others.。

Open your heart - being naked、I wonder what it means?。Just "do what you want to do"、It just re-proves the truism that humans are animals too.。For example, if you are an artist、what、copper、What level do you want to do it at?、Try doing it recklessly、I don't care what people think、I think that's what "naked" means.。But on the other hand、People also live among people (so humans?)。have a fundamental contradiction。Something that takes root in the gap between contradictions、You seem to be thinking that maybe it's art...、I don't think I'll be able to go barefoot.。

CG sketch

Apple on the note　　CG

CG sketch、という単語があるかどうかは知らないが、ごく最近のわたしはなるべくCGでスケッチするよう意識している。鉛筆が紙にこすれていく手触り感など、ひどく官能的でついそちらを使いたくなるが、ぐっと踏みとどまる。

スケッチだから目の前には対象物がある。紙のスケッチブックと同じように描いていく。ペンとかブラシとかの選択肢がめちゃくちゃ広いが、使うのが何となく手触り感のあるブラシに偏りがちなのは、普段から実物をつかっているせいだろう。わたしはこれを経験からくる利点と考えるが、ある人はそれは欠点だという。実作の経験がCGでの可能性を逆に狭める。I see。

タブレットは確かに多機能で、きわめて便利であるが、一番の難点は小さいこと。1ｍサイズで描きたいときでも、せいぜい20㎝程度の中で描くしかない。拡大すればいくらでも大きく描けるとうたわれているが、具体的なサイズの違いは身体の使い方からして全く別次元の問題だ。たとえば大きな画面では立って描く。そして腕を大きく使って描くが、タブレットではそんなことはあり得ない。

But、その難点？こそ、タブレットのタブレットたる所以であるのだから、わたしにとっては甘辛い。Besides,、紙のスケッチではあとでそれを写真やスキャンしてパソコンに取り込み加工してきたが、CGスケッチではそれが同時進行である。ひと手間もふた手間も短い。しかも完全にデータ化され、どのような媒体にも横展開が容易である。したがって使わないという選択はもったいなさ過ぎる。—でもなあ、紙に描くのが気持ちいいなら、それがいいんじゃないか—1枚より100枚、1万枚の方がいいと考えるのは、その方が「知識化」されやすいからだろう。芸術の秘密は、知識化されることでかえって失われるものもあるんじゃないか—悪魔がいつも耳元で囁く。

晨春会展を終えて

Blue Seagull Paper Akira

The Spring Exhibition ended yesterday, the 6th (Sunday) at 5pm.。Under the coronavirus pandemic、I was hesitant, but I'm glad I held the event.。Everyone in attendance、thank you。Although I couldn't come,、Everyone who supported me、thank you。Everyone who gave harsh opinions、thank you。with their encouragement、I would like to use it as strength for the next exhibition.。

Spring art exhibitions are on display at the National Art Center, Tokyo in Roppongi、Works are brought in from all over the country and judged.、There was a continuing ``abnormal situation'' in which the exhibits were put on display but not opened.。It's natural to be afraid of coronavirus, but、``Fear correctly (with accurate knowledge)''、It was the national and metropolitan governments that were conducting campaigns to avoid overreacting.、It must have been a local government such as a prefecture.。The fact that the event was suddenly canceled、no consistent logic、It just depends on the situation in front of you、This means that we have been responding in a haphazard manner.。In that sense、We calmly decided and held the event.、I think it was logically clear.。

As expected, the number of spectators was small.。I missed hearing the tally, but、It's probably about one-third of the usual year.。Most of the audience are elderly。Most of the sellers are elderly、It's only natural that each person sends a DM to their acquaintance.、5Thinking years later、I can't help but think that this exhibition stands on the brink in many ways.。

The decline in attendance is not necessarily due to the coronavirus.。If you ask me if it will recover once the coronavirus subsides,、my answer is no。If you can watch the exhibition on video、I think the people who came to the venue this time will also do the same.。If you can stream it on video、age and health condition、You have a chance to be seen regardless of where you live (though how to find them among the huge number of videos is an even bigger problem)。As I wrote earlier、Seeing something in an image or video is different from seeing it in real life.、If you look at it without looking at it,、In any case, I'm sure it's better to have it looked at.。Young people thought that way a long time ago.、We post all kinds of things on such media and disseminate them.。Our (and many others') existing exhibitions are too far behind.。

Why is Chenchunkai so late?。In one word、This is because there are no young people in the group.。why not become a member、Or can't scout?。Why are young people unattractive?。How can we create charm?。I haven't thought much about such things.。I plan to hold the Chenshunkai Exhibition next year as well.。However, I can't see much about 5 years from now.。I've been thinking the same thing for the past few years.、could not act。This time next year too、I hope I'm not thinking the same thing again.。—I wanted to go to the sea。