大舩真言 オオフナマコト

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• #日本画

和紙に鉱物の粉を重ね、心象に映る景色を描き出す。物質的質量を伴いながら空間的奥行きを感じさせる画面は、対峙する者の中で具体性を帯び、鑑賞そのものを体験に置き換える。主な展示に「BIWAKOビエンナーレ」(10年、滋賀)、「1 Puissance infini」(09年、Espace Topographie de l'art 、パリ)など。

Makoto Ofune was born in Japan in 1977. In 2000, he graduated from Kyoto University of Education, Department of Fine Art majoring in Japanese stile painting. In 2001, he completed the course of postgraduate research at his alma mater.
Ofune lived and worked in Paris during one year from 2016 as a part of the Overseas Study Program for upcoming Artists run by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs. Currently lives and works in Shiga, Japan. Ofune combines traditional Japanese painting techniques with an abstract vocabulary, revealing his search for eternity and harmony. The colors used are created from an ancient method of pounding natural metal ore or gemstones – lapis lazuli, azurite etc – into powdered blue and other colors pigments. Mineral stones are frequently crushed and grounded by the artist to make powdered natural color pigments (iwa enogu), which are then affixed to the hemp Japanese paper using natural animal gelatin glue (nikawa). Ofune meticulously adds multiple layers of the pigments to achieve the desired color and own worldview. This process is remarkably laborious, and highlights the respect and appreciation that the artist gives to the natural materials from which his art is created. Ofune’s works transport viewers back into nature and weave art into the daily rituals of life, as it was intended in traditional Japanese art. By creating an atmosphere that invites meditation, he proposes that the viewer considers not only the pieces themselves, but also the space created by them.
Recent exhibitions include“Into the harmony” 2023 at Château La Coste, Provence, France; “blue.” 2020 at Nassau County Museum of Art, New York, USA; “On the Art of Building a Teahouse” 2017 at Neues Museum, Nürnberg, Germany; “Particules en Symphonie” 2016 at Saint Merry Church, Paris, France; “VOID & Raw” 2015 at Kamigamo and Shimogamo Shinto Shrine, Kyoto, Japan; “BIWAKO Biennale” 2012 at Murakumo-gosho Zuiryu-ji Temple in Shiga, Japan; “Repères” 2011 at Espace Topographie de l’art, Paris, France; “Colors of Season - the 26th National Cultural Festival” 2011 at Kyoto Art Center, Japan and “From Mono to Mono” 2010 at The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto, Japan. His works are also in public collections in Villa La Coste (Chateau la Coste), Provence, France, 611WEST 56 ST ‒ BY ALVARO SIZA, NY, USA, Tochoji Temple, Tokyo, Japan, Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto, Japan, The Ritz- Carlton Kyoto, Japan etc.

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