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Deformed face No.4

Deformed face No.4

W 33.40cm x H 33.40cm x D 3.30cm

USD $1,000.00

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  • About this Deformed face No.4

    Detail

    Medium

    Painting (Acrylic painting)

    Edition

    Original Artwork

    Year

    2021

    Sign

    Artists' signature on the back of the canvas

    Frame

    Unframed

    Description

    The artist attempted to reconstruct the lineage of gag manga in a surrealistic manner by deforming and transforming characters that remind us of characters in gag manga and the forms of onomatopoeia and graffiti characters and symbols in manga.

    We tried to reconstruct the genealogy of gag manga in a surrealistic manner by deforming and transforming the characters reminiscent of the the gag manga and the forms of the characters and symbols of the onomatopoeia and graffiti in the manga.

  • About this artist

    Concept

    The fusion of "anime and manga culture" and "comedy culture.

    I am interested in the existence of laughter and the mechanism of its generation.
    At the moment laughter occurs, I sometimes experience a feeling similar to a strange euphoria that fills space-time.
    I do not know what they are, but if they are the "source of laughter," can we give them a visual form? I thought.
    I would like to express "funny," the core of "comedy," through visual art. And I want to fill the space with laughter. This is what motivates me to create my artwork.

    Furthermore, being born in Japan in the 70's, I grew up influenced by the culture of manga, anime and comedy.
    Therefore, I wondered if I could create a new multi-layered expression by fusing these "uniquely developed Japanese cultures" with "traditional Japanese painting and calligraphy," as well as Western art and graffiti culture.

    Recent works are based on these ideas, and by fusing and further abstracting "graffiti culture," "traditional Japanese calligraphy," "manga onomatopoeia," and "magical patterns since the Jomon period," they pursue a morphological comedy of contemporary symbols and language.

    I also hypothesize that "metamorphosis of form," or transformation of form, is closely related to the mechanism of laughter generation in the visual arts.

    The "metamorphosis of form" began with Cubism and spread to the world of subculture through the surrealism of Francis Bacon, Dali, and others.
    The destruction of forms, represented by the American cartoon Tom and Jerry, was passed on to the Japanese anime and manga worlds (especially the lineage of Akatsuka gag manga and the transforming physical depictions of parasites, etc.), which accepted it as imported culture.
    These techniques of "metamorphosis of forms" work with subversive mechanisms to generate laughter. I believe that these techniques are deeply rooted in contemporary Japanese comedy culture.
    I believe that these techniques of metamorphosis surrounding laughter, which have developed and fused across the East and West, can be an effective tool in my own work as well.

    Why is it necessary to fuse comedy culture with anime and manga culture?
    If one of the purposes of art is to lead us away from the confines of everyday life, manga and comedy are the most juvenile and childish of all (in the West, they belong to children's culture, but in Japan, even adults have a taste for them), so the energy generated by fusing them together can be used to create new forms of art that are more creative and creative than the existing social structure or the existing culture of the country. Could it be a more destructive force for the hierarchy? Can't we free ourselves from these existing structures and lead the way to freedom?
    I am not sure if this is a good idea or not.

    I am interested in the existence of laughter and the mechanism of its occurrence.
    At the moment when laughter occurs, there are times when you experience a feeling similar to the mysterious feeling of happiness that fills space-time.
    I don't know what they are, but if they are "sources of laughter".
    Is it possible to give them a visual shape?
    I want to express "interesting", which is the core of "laughter", with visual art. Making my work.

    Born in Japan in the 70's, I grew up influenced by the culture of manga, anime and comedy.
    Therefore, I would like to talk about those "cultures that have developed uniquely in Japan" and "traditional Japanese paintings and calligraphy in Japan."
    Furthermore, I wondered if it would be possible to create a new layer of expression by fusing Western art and graffiti culture.

    Recent works are based on these ideas, "Graffiti culture", "Japanese traditional calligraphy", "Manga onomatopoeia", "magical patterns since Jomon", etc. are fused,
    By further abstracting, he pursues the morphological laughter of modern signs and languages.

    Also, I am "metamorphose of form", that is, the transformation of form is in visual art.
    He hypothesizes that it is closely related to the mechanism of laughter.

    "Form Metamorphose" started with Cubism and Francis Bacon
    Through the surrealism of Dali et al.
    The destruction of forms, represented by Tom and Jerry of American cartoons, used them as an import culture.
    Accepted Japanese anime and manga worlds (especially the transforming physical depictions of Akatsuka gag manga genealogy and Kiseijyuu)It was inherited by.
    These "morphological metamorphose" techniques act with destructive mechanisms and generate laughter.
    And I think they are deeply rooted in the modern Japanese comedy culture.
    Metamorphose's technique of laughter, which has evolved and fused across the east and west, has become his own work.
    However, I think it can be an effective means.

    Why is it necessary to combine comedy culture with anime and manga culture?
    If one of the purposes of art is to guide us freely from the cramped daily life, manga and Owarai is the most childish (in the West, it belongs to children's culture, but in Japan it is a culture that even adults like).
    Since it is the most childish, the energy generated by fusing them is the existing social structure and
    Could it be a force to destroy the hierarchy more?
    Isn't it possible to lead freely?

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