Speaking of the craze caused by washi tape, I believe many people have heard discussions from friends even if they have not done any research! It’s just that everyone’s reasons for liking washi tape and their application methods are different. Some people just collect them and don’t use them. Some people just collect them without using them. People feel satisfied when they see a small book full of washi tape. There is another group of people who use colorful washi tape to create creations, just like the famous DIY washi tape painting created by Japanese artist Nasa Funahara.
Da Vincis "Mona Lisa Smile", Van Goghs "Sunflowers", Vermeers "Girl with a Pearl Earring", these familiar paintings have all been recreated by Nasa Funahara using washi tape. Not only are they similar The artist is extremely knowledgeable and has his own charm~ It turns out that this artist graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Musashino Art University in Japan, so he is naturally very familiar with famous paintings from the East and the West. During a campus cultural festival, he began to try to combine his own paintings. Combining his interests and expertise, he uses his large collection of washi tape as media to create unique and classic paintings.
These colorful washi tapes like a palette are Nasa Funahara’s personal collection. There are about 450 rolls of them, which looks very amazing! Although they were not purchased for creation at the beginning, they later became I will start to try to complete the tapes of various colors to make my creation more complete, so I have a cycle of buying while collecting, collecting while creating, and creating while buying. As for the price, she did not disclose it, but friends with a little research should be able to roughly estimate that these creative materials cost a lot of money~
Nasa Funahara said that each work is about the size of a tatami (about 180 cm long and 90 cm wide), and each creation takes a week to paste. The application of paper tape is similar to the creation of oil paintings. Compared with other paintings, it should be much more casual. The lines and positions are almost the same. What is important is the harmonious use of artistic conception and color. Therefore, the final presentation is also similar to oil paintings. Quite similar texture. This creative technique reminds the editor of the colored paper collage that was often done in art classes when he was a child. Using the sameconcept, maybe you can also try to play it at home~
