Monthly Archives: July 2021

Over here in Tokyo, killing heat has been haunting us — literally, it has cost dozens of lives so far. In such dangerous heat, I am not able to concentrate when I work on paintings. So, I worked on schemes … Continue reading →

Well, the coloring has just begun — the colors are still coarse. 着彩を始めたところで、まだ荒々しいです。 “Comma Johanneum”, coloring just begun Oil pastel on paper “Comma Johanneum”、着彩を始めたところ 紙にオイルパステル

The famous “insertion” into the King James Version, known as the “Comma Johanneum”, strangely inspired me — I’m talking about the First Epistle of John 5: 7b – 8a — see the insertion in the KJV. 聖書のキング ジェームズ バージョンには、「コンマ ヨハンネウム」と呼ばれる … Continue reading →

I still don’t like the scheme for “Emunah” shown below, after all. I had to work on yet another scheme, and here it is. I wanted more “irregularity” and “movement”. New scheme for ”Emunah” (Exodus 17: 12) どうも、下に紹介した”Emunah”の図案が、まだ自分で気に入りません。 さらに新たな図案を考えました。 もっと「不規則性」と「運動」が欲しかったのですね。 … Continue reading →

Click each image to enlarge. / 各画像をクリックすると、拡大表示になります。   So, this protest painting is done. Apart from the pandemic, the choice of the season is highly questionable. Here in Tokyo, a mid-summer is usually a season of killing heat, literally. Today, … Continue reading →

Allow me to skip to Stage 4 of this protest painting. The “problem event” is soon to begin — このプロテスト絵画、ステージ４にスキップさせてください。 「問題のイベント」が、もう少しで開催になりそうなので ・・・ “Vaccinated Olympic”, Stage 4 Oil pastel, wax pastel, color pencil on paper “Vaccinated Olympic”、ステージ４ 紙にオイルパステル、ワックスパステル、色鉛筆

So, “Emunah” (Hebrew for steady, firm) is in progress. Please wait for future posts — ご覧の通り、”Emunah”（ヘブライ語で堅固、安定）は制作進行中です。 今後の投稿をお待ちくださいな。 “Emunah”, Stage 2 (in progress) Color pencil, wax pastel, oil pastel on paper “Emunah”、ステージ2 （制作進行中） 紙に色鉛筆、ワックスパステル、オイルパステル

Stage 2 of my depiction of a current social phenomenon that is quite “ugly” — I’ve titled it “Vaccinated Olympic”. Of course, this is a protest to Japan’s current administration, which is forcing the Tokyo Olympic games to be held, … Continue reading →

So, here I restart the one titled “Emunah” (Hebrew for firm, steady) whose original scheme, shown below on July 8, I abandoned. The new scheme looks somehow like Kandinsky’s “Several Circles” — Still, the original inspiration remains the same, Exodus … Continue reading →

I’ve just begun another “ugly” depiction of an ugly phenomenon in our society. Honestly, I wish I had no need to make another painting of an ugly social issue, but the reality of our society never lets me rest with … Continue reading →