“Intuition”
20 July - 18 August 2019
Opening reception: Saturday 20 July 16:00 - 18:00
Time & Style / Marnixstraat 148, 1016TE Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Opening hours: Mon closed | Tue – Sat 11:00–19:00 | Sun 11:00–18:00
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During my stay in the Netherlands, I let go of my old creative process and returned to the basics of “seeing” and “painting”.
This new environment challenged me to rethink the way in which I look at and experience things; the distance to Japan made me reconsider Japanese culture, history and my own roots.
Following some excellent advice, I discovered how to create “paintings that represent me (as a Japanese man and as an individual)”.
The title of this exhibition embodies one of the most important lessons from the past year. It has been an exercise in how to rely on my Intuition.
I hope my work will offer you a glimpse into some elements of who I am: my intuitive search, my struggle and the things I have only just begun to grasp through my observations and paintings.
During my stay in the Netherlands, I let go of my old creative process and returned to the basics of “seeing” and “painting”.
This new environment challenged me to rethink the way in which I look at and experience things; the distance to Japan made me reconsider Japanese culture, history and my own roots.
Following some excellent advice, I discovered how to create “paintings that represent me (as a Japanese man and as an individual)”.
The title of this exhibition embodies one of the most important lessons from the past year. It has been an exercise in how to rely on my Intuition.
I hope my work will offer you a glimpse into some elements of who I am: my intuitive search, my struggle and the things I have only just begun to grasp through my observations and paintings.
This new environment challenged me to rethink the way in which I look at and experience things; the distance to Japan made me reconsider Japanese culture, history and my own roots.
Following some excellent advice, I discovered how to create “paintings that represent me (as a Japanese man and as an individual)”.
The title of this exhibition embodies one of the most important lessons from the past year. It has been an exercise in how to rely on my Intuition.
I hope my work will offer you a glimpse into some elements of who I am: my intuitive search, my struggle and the things I have only just begun to grasp through my observations and paintings.
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オランダでの滞在中、それまでの制作を忘れ、「視る」ことと「描く」ことから始めました。
環境の違いが、改めてものを視ること・認識することを私に考えさせました。
日本との距離が、日本の風土や歴史や自身のルーツを見つめ直させました。
優れた助言が「（日本人としての、または個としての）私自身の絵」を描くことへと導きました。
展覧会タイトルに用いた「Intuition」とは、この一年で学んだ最も大切なことの一つです。いかに直感を使うかの学びだったとも言えるでしょう。
「視る」とき、「描く」とき、己の直感を頼りに手探りし、もがき、わずかに掴み始めた私自身の何かを作品にみてもらえれば幸いです。
環境の違いが、改めてものを視ること・認識することを私に考えさせました。
日本との距離が、日本の風土や歴史や自身のルーツを見つめ直させました。
優れた助言が「（日本人としての、または個としての）私自身の絵」を描くことへと導きました。
展覧会タイトルに用いた「Intuition」とは、この一年で学んだ最も大切なことの一つです。いかに直感を使うかの学びだったとも言えるでしょう。
「視る」とき、「描く」とき、己の直感を頼りに手探りし、もがき、わずかに掴み始めた私自身の何かを作品にみてもらえれば幸いです。
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