【63-06. Jagaichiro】Ryōkan, Seven-Character Quatrain: Having Finished Begging Alms at the Crossroads

Ryōkan, Seven-Character Quatrain: Having Finished Begging Alms at the Crossroads

Jagaichiro

Original

S8 455 × 455mm

Canvas, acrylic paint, ink

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Profile

I express a fusion of “anime and manga culture” and “comedy culture,” centered on painting and extending to sculpture, murals and live painting. Building on works influenced by Japanese subculture, I integrate traditional Japanese painting and calligraphy in pursuit of layered expression. In recent years I have been fusing and abstracting graffiti, manga onomatopoeia and Jomon-like ritual patterns, exploring the expressive possibilities between sign and language, abstraction and figuration. I am currently pursuing self-sufficiency in the countryside on the outskirts of Tokyo, seeking to unite farming and art.

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