Eikyu “On the street corner”
Author birth and death: 1911 Miyazaki – 1960 Tokyo
Year of production: 1950
Technique Material: Photogram [Photo Drawing]
Dimensions: 42.0 x 53.0 cm
Signature: Signed and dated "Q.Ei/1950" on the bottom left
Exhibition history: “Techniques on Paper: University of Tsukuba Collection, Ishii Collection” January 2012th – February 1th, 7 Musashino City Kichijoji Museum of Art cat. 2; “Manabia Terrace Opening Commemoration: University of Tsukuba Collection, Ishii Collection Exhibition: Encountering Beauty: [First half] Encountering the world of paintings”, Manabia Terrace [Higashine City Museum of Art], November 19rd – December 14th, 2016, cat. 11.
Literature: Rintaro Terakado (ed.), “Ishii Collection I. Paintings in the University of Tsukuba,” University of Tsukuba, Faculty of Art, 2011, cat. 37; Shogo Otani, “Light Connecting Heaven and Earth: About the Works of Kyu Ei in the Ishii Collection,” 2021. Supervised by Toshiharu Judono, edited by Rintaro Terakado, “University of Tsukuba Art Collection Ishii Collection A Feast of Beauty”, University of Tsukuba Press, 217, pp. 240-5, Figure XNUMX.
Collection number: 2010-JP-IS003
Work description:
In 1930, Eikyu began making his own prototype photograms, which he called ``photo-drawings.''In a space shielded from light, the artist first places a pattern on photographic paper and shines a flashlight over it to create a ``drawing''.When photographic paper is developed, areas exposed to light appear black and areas in shadow appear white, and by adjusting the way light is applied and the way objects are placed, there are infinite possibilities for expression.Eiku himself explained this as ``a painterly formative spirit in which one concentrates one's mind to form the desired image.''
In “On the Street Corner” (2010-JP-IS003), you can see the use of paper patterns, netting, and twigs in the lower right of the screen.The black and white shading created by adjusting the exposure time adds a nostalgic feeling similar to a hazy scene you may have seen before.
