Fujimoto has developed several series of works. Stakes in the Water" (2001-2008) and "Stakes" (2011-) are two series in which he has produced and sold a particularly large number of works. This is the first work in the "Stakes in the Water" series. The "Stakes in the Water" series (2001-2008) and the "Stakes" series (2011-) were inspired by my experimentation of what would happen if I incorporated the horizontal structure of the landscape. Since the style is simple, consisting only of colored surfaces and piles, I developed many variations in the use of color and composition. The contrast between the noisy, watery depth of the colored surfaces and the stakes scattered throughout the landscape creates an epic expression. The intention of this series was to see what would happen if I used the already established technique of "layering and grinding acrylic paints" and incorporated the horizontal structure of the landscape into the painting. The experience I gained in the composition of these series of paintings was very useful in my subsequent attempts to create landscapes with vertical structures and various other structures. The panels used are double-sided. The entire surface of the screen, sides, and back are coated with ground paint. The same color as the screen background is also applied to the sides. The screen was pre-painted by undercoating and scraping to destroy the grain, and then painted over in a total of 20 layers, both partial and solid, as a depiction. Then, grinding with water-resistant sandpaper is repeated until a finished screen is found. The slits on the back of the work are ventilation ducts within the panel, but pins and hooks can also be hooked during installation. The smooth machined matiere also allows the work to be wiped clean with a dishcloth. The layering and grinding of acrylic paint to create the picture surface (personally referred to as "layering") is no different from the non-objective free painting "Layers of Color," and the matiere and coloration are consistent in the works in this series. One of the characteristics of the paintings, "multilayered magic," is to be fully utilized. A scene that can only exist by paint on a support. I discovered "layering" in 1999, a method that has been in line with my desire since the time I started creating. Since then, I have been pursuing the possibilities of painting with this "layering" method.
