Culture and “bunka”

This year's "beginning of drawing" is a cultural thing.

at the end of the night、Are you active now? I bought a book that introduced 150 illustrators of。All of them seem to be popular illustrators.、About half of them all look the same。I didn't know anyone's name。Even just that、I feel how far I am from the leading edge of “the times”。I'm painfully aware that it's outdated.、 I thought I'd like to know at least how many weeks I'm behind.。

But、That didn't matter.。Same race to begin with、We weren't in the same era。If it's just a drawing technique、Even if you are late, you can somehow recover.、What I can't keep up with is the sense that I find it interesting。A sense that is shared by the person drawing (illustrator) and the viewer。what's interesting、I don't understand.。You can't overcome it with just technique.、A kind of "culture shock"。that、Young people say, “It’s bunka.”。

I、I think I actually wanted to be an illustrator.、I think now。I've loved drawing since I was a child, but、It's not even a "sketching"、Moreover, it wasn't "art" or anything like that.。But、At that time、For elementary school students in rural areas (the word ``remote areas'' is already obsolete),、The word "illustrator" didn't even exist.。
A child who likes drawing、He was just a "lazy person who didn't help with housework"。。I drew a ``long story manga'' without even knowing it.、Instead of showing it to everyone、Have someone do the work for you、make a game、I drew pictures that matched it and handed them out to my friends.。I also drew backgrounds for country plays alongside adults.、I also drew lanterns for village festivals.、Ema and votive tablets dedicated to shrines、At the end of every year, I drew 1,000 pictures for my grandfather's New Year's cards.。it's not a painting、It was an illustration.、I understand now。

マンガもイラストも「ブンカ」それをいわゆるオトナが「文化」と読みかえている時点で“周回遅れ”SNSもYouTubeも「ブンカ」であっていわゆる「文化」とリバーシブルになっているようなものそれがあると知っていることそれを享受利用していることの「一つ上にある」ブンカ「スマホでメールが送れる」は文化であっても「スマホのブンカ」ではないそのメールに漂う「呼吸」それがブンカなんですよ、surely。

明けましておめでとうございます

明けましておめでとうございます

everyone、明けましておめでとうございます。I pray that this year will be a good year for everyone.。me too、For now, I would like to take things one step at a time that I couldn't do last year.。please、Thank you very much。

This year's New Year's Day、Although it's a little windy in the town where I live,、Relatively warm (minimum temperature 2℃)、(Forecast for a minimum temperature of 12℃) Calm and sunny skies。My back feels good too、I don't have a hangover either、First production of the year in the afternoon、I'm thinking of taking a photo。

I used to feel guilty about taking the New Year off.、Whenever I went to work, I would be met with grimaces, saying, ``How dare you work on New Year's?''、I've become quite old these past few years.、I started to rest like the rest of the world.。It's not that there's anything wrong with taking a break.、I realized that the important thing is to decide for yourself.。My pedometer battery just died yesterday.、I just replaced it with a new one.。here we go、I'll take the first step。

Misconception - 2023 Overview

Today I'm thinking of drawing this snowy landscape。A view of Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture

2023 is over today。Even though 2024 begins tomorrow、It's not like anything about my identity will suddenly change。Still、2024On the 12th and 31st of this year, I want to be able to think, "Oh, ○○ has changed from a year ago."、And aspirations for the New Year、now、I'm talking about it。

Looking back at this year's year、It was something that I noticed many "misconceptions" and "feelings".。"Low information gathering ability"、That's what I mean now、Just realising that、So how can you improve your ability?、I don't know how to do that。Well then、Will my misunderstanding continue next year? Hmm、That might happen。I don't know but。

In modern times, information you want to know is everywhere、If the search is correct、Anyone can get it、I often hear。I、I'm an old man who can't believe it in the first place。In some parts、I can only believe in experience and intuition。
If so、Try doing anything、I should increase my knowledge of experience、I'm very shy about my actions。The downside of the countryside makes your face appear in this place。--In short, do nothing- and、Draw selfish conclusions based solely on the lack of knowledge and experience up until then、Take action on it。That's how I act misunderstood。I realized that、It's the year this year。

I'm basically ignorant。To the same extent as many others。Plus, he's lazy。Almost as much as many others。But he has easy hope and optimism。A little more than others。--That's what a misunderstanding。What kind of person is "other"?、I don't know that、I don't know but。