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“Let’s live cheerfully and freely, get along well, encourage each other, help each other, and have fun!” – Ay-O “Paradise of Peace”
There is a mural that remains in my memory. The mural has not lost its vividness after nearly half a century. The mural is the work of Ay-O, a Japanese contemporary artist. I was interested in the background of the mural. So, I interview... -
I wanted “unquestionably clear black lines. When I saw the black edge of the stained glass, I realized, “That’s it! That’s what I realized. The artist, Sayaka Yamahashi
-Sayaka, can you tell us about your journey from encountering paper cutouts to acquiring them as a method of expression? After graduating from high school, I went to Tamagawa University. I was very influenced by the art department at Tam... -
When I open the door and jump into the picture, it gives me the “power of the day’s mood. Noriko Saito, hair stylist
-How did you find out about Aoyama Madoka's paintings? I think it was five or six years ago.I saw her at the Gekko Cafe in Echizen City. It was love at first sight. -Have you ever bought any of his paintings before? This is the first tim... -
“I want to take a positive view of life and death. I wanted to create an existence that would become a symbol of prayer” – Koichi Matsufuji, glass artist
ーYou have been in Ono City since 2003. Can you tell us about your work as an artist-in-residence? At the time, I was working as an artist in Nagoya. I was invited by Kazumi Tsuji, a glass artist. It was a project where I rented a house ... -
“Create from dialogue with your own memory. Create scenic works” -Artist Toru Shirasaki
Fragments Series 2020-I," taken at Mr. Shirasaki's studio. Photo:TATORI Naoki（Studio IKKEI） －What did you learn in Shiga as a student? I was quite shocked to be exposed to an art artist.Not necessarily because of what I learned from M... -
My thoughts, which I could not put into words, were there. Hiroyuki Kubota, owner of Kubota Sake Shop
I went to the Kubota Sake Shop in front of JR Sabae Station. I happened to find a print by Mitsuru Ezaki.It was a print of a living creature displayed with old tools of the historic Kubota Sake Shop.I loved the golden ears of rice in th... -
“Questioning the event at hand. the act of broadening one’s thinking” (1) – Dancer Iwamoto Aki
From Fukui to overseas. I got information that there are dancers in Europe where contemporary dance is popular and I got in touch with them. Iwamoto Aki（岩本亜樹）interviewed overseas about what she thinks, what she thinks, and what she... -
“Have a perspective on the times” – sculptor Iwamoto Takashi
Iwamoto Takashi（岩本宇司） is a sculptor who makes large rough pieces out of wood. He also presents pictures of the scenery in the city and drawings larger than his height. I visited Mr. Iwamoto's studio to learn about the transition of... -
“I want people to see my way of life through my work.” – Live painting artist NISHINO Kain
Do you know a performance called live painting that shows the painting process in real time? We can see it at various events in Fukui, Japan. NISHINO Kain is a live painting artist based in Fukui, Japan. She expresses her life through it... -
“I have my own item called illustration.” – Interview with a scratching artist WAKABAYASHI Tomomi
Recently, scratchingart books have been crowded in bookstores and general stores. Some of readers may have actually bought a book and finished it. It is a common scratchingart to finish a work by shaving a black sheet. However, WAKABAYAS...
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