日本画家 染谷香理 | Kaori SOMEYA

TITLE:天の川
SIZE: H350mm W700mm
YEAR: 2020
薄美濃紙, プラチナ箔, 顔料, 染料

TITLE: Milky Way
SIZE: 13.7 x 27.5 inch (framed)
YEAR: 2020
Thin Mino Japanese Paper, Platinum Leaf, Mineral Pigments, Colourants

七夕の飾りを描きました。七夕飾りも笹を模様を描くように装飾するものです。またその飾りにそれぞれ祈りが込められています。人々の想いや祈りはとても尊いものだと思います。
This painting features decorations typical of the Tanabata festival in Japan. During the celebration, star ornaments adorn the branches of broad-leaf bamboo (sasa) and create a decorative pattern. Each of the ornaments holds a person’s prayers and aspirations which I feel are so very precious.

『誰が袖』は『誰が袖図屏風』から由来します。扇面なのでかなりデザイン化していますが、衣桁に掛かる着物や小物類をイメージしその文様に合わせた現実のモチーフを配しています。
“For these fan paintings, I have also included drawn elements onto the background mat portion of the frame. Among the various picture mounting styles for Japanese art, there is one called kaki-hyogu, meaning ‘a picture mount that is drawn upon,’ and was particularly favoured by Rinpa-school artists. Originally, there existed the practice of painting decorative patterns upon the fabric border of paintings. It was this effect that I was aiming for in my own works here. So as not to interfere with the motif on the front-facing paper portion of my piece, I achieved my desired look by applying foils and colours to the reverse side of the silk.”