"Part of Me" Rie Miyamoto February 2011, 2 - February 14, 2011
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Date: December 2011, 2 - January 14, 2011
Exhibitor:
Rie Miyamoto (1st year, Master's degree, Western painting)
We will be exhibiting a selection of paintings created this year.
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-Plants with fluttering leaves, large bird feathers, girls' hair, smoke, insects' eyes, ghosts, kissing couples, beautiful curves, Venus, veins, dogs, dripping tongues, gravel, pink pigeons, magic tricks, dinosaurs, seashells, the backs of hands, contrails, hearts, stars in space, the auroras, ancient times, the present and the near future-
Just a quick glance at the colors and shapes evoke all these things. If I were to just line up whatever came to mind, it would seem cluttered, but the painting is smartly put together. It also looks like things that are a part of her are scattered throughout. There may only be one or two motifs, but it feels like there are many more infinite themes scattered throughout. I wonder if she was thinking of the same thing as me while she was painting this work. She seems like an intelligent criminal who intentionally leaves behind many clues to toy with me, but in fact she may be someone who writes down whatever images come to mind as they come to mind, like a diary for herself.
The overlapping colors are green! Pink! Like the crayons used in kindergarten, there is no clear distinction between the colors. Even though the colors are supposed to be overlapping, they are transparent and never reach the ground. It feels like you will end up on the "other side" as you move forward.
As I followed the black lines, I remembered the scene where Snow White gets lost in the forest and the plants and animals around her start laughing. It also reminded me of Ogata Korin's design of lifelike waves. And for some reason, I remembered being a child and half-believing my father, who would put dried bonito flakes on okonomiyaki as we ate it with our family, saying, "Look! It's alive, it's alive!" I think that in her paintings, things that don't usually move or speak like humans seem to be "alive."
Everything that caught my eye had its own story. Like a monster movie. That's because to me, ordinary plants looked more like giant turtles, birds, and even Godzilla. This may be my own interpretation, but it's quite interesting to imagine that there are so many shocking stories like this hidden inside her. It's exciting, like when you can't help but wonder what happened to her as a young girl. It's unfair that, despite the beautiful depictions, the content is so fascinating, not just on the surface. (Tsuji Mariko)
