I have been looking at the works of Tetsuya Ishida recently. I searched for relevant information on the Internet and found that last year, the "Gagosian Gallery" in Hong Kong held an exhibition of Tetsuya Ishidas works. It was also the first exhibition of Tetsuya Ishidas works outside of Japan. exhibition. Some people say that Tetsuya Ishida is reminiscent of the world of George Orwells "1984".
In fact, I just started reading "1984" again one afternoon before I saw Tetsuya Ishidas work (every time I read half of it, I didn't finish it; this time, I chose to start from the beginning again). The absurdity and fear in the book are, to a certain extent, intangibly linked to Tetsuya Ishidas paintings. However, from what I can see, Tetsuya Ishida has a little more self-pity and an inferiority complex; the world is too dark for him.
The Sleep of the Insect (みのむしの梦) – Tetsuya Ishida (1995)
The Man with the Steam Locomotive (SLになった人) - Tetsuya Ishida (1995)
Ishida Tetsuya died in a traffic accident at the age of thirty-three (of course some people say he committed suicide; I believe many people who have read his works will have this association), but the works he created in his short life are very impressive. memorable. The paintings often feature a boy in a flat-haired suit, with sad eyes and inner feelings.The unhappiness is all part of the boy; although Ishida Tetsuya denied that it was a portrayal of himself, everyone interpreted the works with their own ideas, treating them all as the incarnation of Ishida Tetsuya.
At the age of twenty-two, he won the 6th Graphic Art Itsubo Exhibition (ひとつぼExhibition) for his works The Sleep of a Grass Insect (みのむしの梦) and The Man with a Steam Locomotive (SLになった人) Grand Prize; I believe this is when the door of his art opens wide! One after another, works that shock the soul, works that materialize, machine, and disrupt the order of the soul; this kind of uneasy surrealism has many To some extent, it reflects the inner world of people at that time (and now).
Starting from September 6th, Japans Tonami City Art Museum will hold the month-long "Tetsuya Ishida Exhibition - ノート, 梦のしるし Exhibition". In addition to watching "The Complete Works of Ishida Tetsuya", this is another one of the best ways to appreciate this kind of inner-depression works at a close distance!
Ishida Tetsuya Exhibition – Nobu, Yume no Nana Exhibition
https://www.tetsuyaishida.jp/
https://www.city.tonami.toyama.jp/shisetsu/bijyutu/bijyutsu.html
Date: September 6 – October 5, 2014 (Closed on September 22)
Time: 10 am to 6 pm
Address: 145-1 Takando, Tonami, Toyama 939-1383, Japan
Tel: +81 763-32-1001
