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水谷イズル

水谷イズル

W 39.00cm x H 50.00cm x D 0.10cm

USD $1,632.28

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  • About this 水谷イズル

    Detail

    Medium

    Photography

    Edition

    Limited Edition

    Year

    2006

    Sign

    Artists' signature on the front of the canvas

    Frame

    Framed

    Description

    Description of the work (required) * Please provide a description of the work and its concept in 50 words or more. (Please also include a description of the materials and techniques used if you wish.) Portrait of the Sphinx, 2006, print 2023 [Digital photograph, Giclee print, Hahnemühle, Alpoly process] This work utilizes the fluctuation of the human mind.
The figures in the image appear to have their eyes closed or open.
It is a device for exchanging gazes in which "seeing" and "being seen" occur simultaneously.
When we see an object, our brain interprets and judges what we see on our retina.
Even when we see the same object, what we see differs from person to person and from time to time.
A work of art is like a mirror that reflects the mind of the viewer.

The idea was originally inspired by Hideki Nakamura's paper on Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, which showed that the left and right gazes are different from each other.

The Sphinx is a monster or sacred being in Greek mythology that asks questions.
This work asks the questions, "Do you really see the world?

This work was created during his residency as an artist-in-residence in the United States. Initially, it was projected on the wall. This time, it will be exhibited as a printed work. It was exhibited in the exhibition "Close Your Eyes: The Present of Seeing" at the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, and has also been exhibited at Art Center G18 in Helsinki, Finland, and Il Rivellino LDV Gallery in Locarno, Switzerland, which is said to have been designed by da Vinci.

  • About this artist

    Concept

    My creative process can be compared to digging a well in my mind. While the well is still shallow, murky water comes out, but as I dig deeper, clean water gushes out. The murkiness may be like the ego. In the realm of the unconscious, various things change form and accumulate like strata, various events that occur in society, trivial events in daily life, and so on. I shed light on each and every one of them, give them the appropriate form, and visualize them. In a deeper realm, they are connected to something universal that transcends the individual. In my case, the technique and materials do not come first, but I search for the appropriate expression for what is born in my mind. Therefore, the materials and techniques change each time. It may be a painting, a photograph, a video, or an installation. When I dig deep into the heart, I hit the vein of the collective unconscious that transcends the individual. I create my works in the hope that one day I will reach the underground water vein that connects to your heart as well.

After studying psychological counseling, I came to believe that art is like a mirror that reflects the human mind. When we "see," we are not only looking with our "eyes," but also with our "brain. Each person's interpretation is added. The audience decides what to see and what to receive. Even if they see the same thing, there are 100 different ways to receive it. I believe that a work of art is not something that is complete in itself, but is created in the relationship between the audience and the work. I am merely creating a structure for the audience to interact with their own minds. People have the power to heal their own minds. People act in such a way as to realize the vision they have envisioned. I believe that the future is born from the heart. Art acts on the mind. I hope that audiences can support their hearts by having a deep dialogue with their own hearts.

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