GAniYASTUDE (moth and fatsia shrub)
Lacquer(URUSHI)and blue gold on wood pane
H910×W910×D55mm
2013
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From the ancient days, stunning designs under the theme of beauties of nature and seasonal sceneries have ornated Japanese crafts or Kogei. The subjects are not only recognizable but also embrace elements of ‘transience’ and ‘pathos’, the unique sensibility held by people of Japan.
For the two works presented in this exhibition, ‘moth and fatsia shrub’ （GAniYATSUDE）and dragonfly and red spider-lily’, I depicted motifs familiar to us Japanese, flora and fauna. For instance, dragonflies, resilient insects that devour pests, are considered to be the symbol for ‘victory,’ while moths which go through metamorphosis from larva, pupa to adult, represent ‘rebirth.’
If the title of the exhibition, ‘This Is Now,’ offers any statement regarding our current situation besieged by corona virus, ‘we shall beat the present state and revitalize the world’ will be my message.
Lacquer was applied since the early Jomon-period (14,000–300 BC), evolving with time.
I wanted to incorporate the traditional technique and vision with contemporary graphic image to create a two-dimensional work, hoping to create art that can revive the dying lacquer culture.
Furthermore, I cherish its sensual and mysterious quality that contains ‘darkness’ described by Junichiro Taniguchi in his essay ‘In Praise of Shadow,’ the restrained quality that differs from the clear-cut sensibility in the west. My goal is to create work that strongly project my Japanese identity.
Locale
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2F ⑪
dragonfly and red spider lily
Lacquer(URUSHI) on wood panel
H340×W145×D25mm
2020
Enquire ART PLATFORM TOKYO
From the ancient days, stunning designs under the theme of beauties of nature and seasonal sceneries have ornated Japanese crafts or Kogei. The subjects are not only recognizable but also embrace elements of ‘transience’ and ‘pathos’, the unique sensibility held by people of Japan.
For the two works presented in this exhibition, ‘moth and fatsia shrub’ （GAniYATSUDE）and dragonfly and red spider-lily’, I depicted motifs familiar to us Japanese, flora and fauna. For instance, dragonflies, resilient insects that devour pests, are considered to be the symbol for ‘victory,’ while moths which go through metamorphosis from larva, pupa to adult, represent ‘rebirth.’
If the title of the exhibition, ‘This Is Now,’ offers any statement regarding our current situation besieged by corona virus, ‘we shall beat the present state and revitalize the world’ will be my message.
Lacquer was applied since the early Jomon-period (14,000–300 BC), evolving with time.
I wanted to incorporate the traditional technique and vision with contemporary graphic image to create a two-dimensional work, hoping to create art that can revive the dying lacquer culture.
Furthermore, I cherish its sensual and mysterious quality that contains ‘darkness’ described by Junichiro Taniguchi in his essay ‘In Praise of Shadow,’ the restrained quality that differs from the clear-cut sensibility in the west. My goal is to create work that strongly project my Japanese identity.
Locale
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2F ⑩