Concept
The painting expresses the human being who exists between "heaven" and "earth". The canvas is a device to "crucify" the painted object from its origins in the Christian church. Based on this conviction, I have been painting on the canvas of Western origin, as if crucifying the body (Japanese self-po...
The painting expresses the human being who exists between "heaven" and "earth". The canvas is a device to "crucify" the painted object from its origins in the Christian church. Based on this conviction, I have been painting on the canvas of Western origin, as if crucifying the body (Japanese self-portrait), which has been re-painted to Western rules and lifestyles since the Meiji era (1868-1912). The artist's own naves, the Japanese people, the ancient culture of the Jomon period, and the history of other countries (Hopi, Ireland, etc.), as well as the similarities and similarities between them, have been unraveled and referenced. Based on these references, I have created a work of art based on my "imagination" (vision). For example, "Trance Room Project (2001)," in which the artist placed a box on the ruins of the Berlin Wall and entered the boundary line that once existed, and "ManHole Painting (2008)," in which he painted a manhole like a religious "mirror" connecting the ground and underground. Painting (2008)," which depicts a manhole that connects the ground and the underground, like a religious "mirror," and other works based on the theme of "boundaries" and "other worlds" in human activities and living environments. The paintings express about the existence of human beings who exist between "heaven" and "earth. Based on this conviction, I have been Based on this conviction, I have been painting on the canvas, which is of Western origin, as if to crucify the body (Japanese self-portrait), which has been rewritten to Western rules and lifestyles since the Meiji era (1868-1912). I have been painting on the canvas, which is of Western origin, as if to crucify the body (Japanese self-portrait), which has been rewritten to Western rules and lifestyles since the Meiji era (1868-1912). The artist has been exploring and referring to what human beings are, his own Japanese roots, as well as the history and similarities of the ancient Jomon culture. The artist has been exploring and referring to what human beings are, his own Japanese roots, as well as the history and similarities of the ancient Jomon culture and other countries (such as Hopi and Ireland in the U.S.). Based on these references, the artist's "imagination" (vision) is embodied in his artwork. In the "Trance Room Project (2001)," he installed a box on the ruins of the Berlin Wall and placed the artist inside the boundary line that once existed. In these and other works, the artist has focused on the theme of "boundaries" and "other worlds" in human beings. In these and other works, the artist has focused on the theme of "boundaries" and "other worlds" in human activities and living environments.
