MORIHIKO KAWAMOTO × kurogane Frame / MAYO YOSHIDA - Art -
《MORIHIKO KAWAMOTO》
The music that immersed me at different times, conversations with people I met, the sentimentality for the changing seasons...
I infuse my fingertips with the many memories and emotions that "I" encounter, leaving them on paper.
The various formative elements on the drawing evoke in the viewer an image that resonates with
the fundamental human yearning for richness in the act of "witnessing a cross-section,"
and a hope directed towards the signs of life that endlessly continue beyond the confines of the paper.
I began drawing with a brush pen at the age of 15. It was prompted by a sudden, life-changing event—an injury to my neck caused me to lose consciousness during a routine exam and fall into a brief coma. Even after regaining consciousness, I could breathe but found myself unable to feel my limbs, as if my body had been severed from me. The sensation of death brushing close that day, combined with the vivid, pulsating vision that greeted me when I opened my eyes again, left an indelible mark. I was compelled to pick up paper and a brush pen, driven by an overwhelming urge to capture that experience.
In those moments, I began to pour onto the paper the sounds of music that enveloped my body, conversations with people I encountered, and the poignant nostalgia brought by shifting seasons. Each stroke of the brush pen became an embodiment of the countless memories and emotions that “I” encountered, flowing through my fingertips onto the page.
The various shapes and forms that emerge on the paper carry an ever-present longing: a yearning for the profound richness found in the act of witnessing a cross-section of existence, and a hope directed toward the boundless vitality that extends beyond the edges of the paper. These elements converge to evoke in the viewer a resonance with the continuity of life itself, endlessly stretching outward.
《kurogane Frame MAYO YOSHIDA》
As a child, when my mother took me to a museum, a frame suddenly caught my eye. The frame, nestled beside the painting and existing as a boundary with the architecture, appeared to stand quietly without asserting itself, despite its ornate carvings and gold leaf casting a profound glow. Drawn to these frames, whose creators were unknown, I entered the world of framing. Now, as kurogane Frame, I produce custom-made frames to suit works and spaces, and as MAYO YOSHIDA, I greedily confront frames by creating them as works of art. Born in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture.
《SIZE》
W22cm×D2.5cm×H27cm
《WEIGHT》
415g
《MATERIAL》
Paper / Wood
