"KOMESHIBA" Hayeko Yonekawa, Miki Shiba July 2013, 7 - July 8, 2013
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Date: April 2013, 7 (Monday) - April 8, 2013 (Friday)
Exhibitor: Saeko Yonekawa (2nd year, Western Painting major)
Miki Shiba (2nd year, Western Painting major)
This is a two-person exhibition by Yonekawa and Shiba. Oil paintings and illustrations will be on display.
T+review
A soft, yet comfortable space where the two worldviews were in harmony spread out before me. When I first saw the words "illustrations and oil paintings," I wondered what kind of exhibition it would be, but my fears were unfounded.
The four illustrations on the left wall, with people as the main motif, are works by Yonekawa. The eyes of the people Yonekawa draws are very similar to hers. It may not be a lie that when drawing people, the face of the artist often resembles that of the person drawing them. The illustrations, carefully drawn with acrylic paint, are not unpleasant, and I rather like the detailed work. Yonekawa must like drawing people. I felt that the feeling of "love" collided with me. There are other works that I felt a strong "love" for. It was an oil painting of grass displayed on the front wall. The two pieces that particularly caught my eye were depictions of Japanese tree frogs. I was surprised to realize that Japanese tree frogs were such wonderful creatures. The sense of unity that surrounded this exhibition may have been the "love" of the exhibitors.
The power of a painting is immeasurable. The love for the subject, the love of painting. There is definite power in those "feelings" that cannot be seen with the eyes. Through this exhibition, I was reminded of the possibility that such power can be obtained by looking at something with love. (Ota Natsuki)
