“The Arabesque story” 唐草物語 (Karakusa Monogatari)
| Nº | No.0012 |
|---|---|
| Title | “The Arabesque story” 唐草物語 (Karakusa Monogatari) |
| Material | Canvas, oil painting |
| Size | F50号（1,167×910mm） |
| Date of production | November, 2021 |
| Exhibition name | 2021 Hashima City Art Exhibition (Grand Prize Award) |
Picture description
This is the story of a girl who embarks on an adventure with her dog in search of a fruit that turns into a ghost arabesque tree.
The main figure is placed on the right side. The dog and the girl look into tomorrow, while they are bathed in a light that reflects from the left. In the lower left corner we can see the legendary fruit that grows on the arabesque tree that her grandfather told her about. In the background, we can find the the Nagara River and Mount Ibuki. Mount Ibuki is a sacred mountain that Yamato Takeru also visited and also appears in the Nihon Shoki (The Chronicles of Japan, the second oldest book on Japanese history). You can also see clouds with a Japanese pattern. In the center a cloud shaped like a whale is drawn.
You can see Leonardo da Vinci's golden perspective and the three-dimensional representation of the figures in the painting.
This is a memorable oil painting, which Shigeru Tanaka presented for the first time at the Hashima City Art Exhibition, and won the first grand prize.
About composition
The light blue line. It seems that the person's perspective is drawn in such a way that you can see the dog, the girl, the hair, the skirt and the arabesque tree going around in circles and enjoying the image.
The red dashed line, symbolizing the horizon, divided by the golden ratio above and below.
The yellow dashed lines are symmetrical to each other, like reverse swords.
The purple dashed lines also give the impression that the branches are supporting the figure in the image, giving it a sense of stability, so that it does not fall.
Creative process
First coat of paint on the dog
First coat of paint on the clothes
Second coat of paint on the clothes and the person
Third coat of paint on the clothes and the person
Details of faces in the dog and the girl
Details in the clothes