The Alma Mater of Masters [Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art]
I was able to go to the second half.
I wanted to go to the first half too, but the schedule didn't work out.
I'm enjoying looking at the exhibition catalog I bought, but,
the paintings are too big to fit in the catalog size, so I really wanted to see the real things with my own eyes.
Well, I'll probably see them somewhere else again.
I'm not a graduate of the Kyoto City University of Arts, but
as someone who studies painting, I am grateful to be blessed with the opportunity
to see paintings by people who studied painting locally.
Not only the piano, but the lamp and the tassels on the chair were detailed and elegant.
I spent a long time carefully looking at the large folding screen.
Notes and impressions from when I was looking at it
Beisen Kubota, "Shato" (Shrine Precincts) - The angle is great!!!
Unrei Kono, "Ryuba Fuka Zu" (Dragon Horse Carrying the River Map) - So Ryuba is taken from ancient Chinese legends like the Qilin or Phoenix... Huh...
I also like Tamae Atomi's "Sakura-ka Hien Zu" (Cherry Blossoms and Flying Swallows).
Shonen Suzuki, "Soryu Zu Byobu" (Twin Dragons Folding Screen) - Cool. Where is the second one? ← It was rotated between the first and second halves.
Goun Nishimura, "Kaiju" (Sea Otter) - The skin color mixed with deep red is beautiful. The texture of the fur and the smooth, slippery feel are good.
Shunkyo Yamamoto, "Sanjo Rakuen" (Mountain Paradise) - My gaze naturally goes upward, it feels like, "A mountain!!!", and the puddles and rainbow are also beautiful. Powerful and refreshing.
Manshu Kawamura, "Shuu Ikka" (After a Sudden Rain) - Magnificent. Why are the white birches bare? Is that how they are at Yakedake?
Okyo Kijima, "Tsuno Togu Shika" (Deer Sharpening Its Antlers) - The perspective of the trees is amazing!!!
Keigetsu Kikuchi, "Nasu" (Eggplant) - Stylish!!! The coarse mineral pigments look expensive... It's also nice that the colors of the leaves are slightly different.
Kaka Tsuji, "Daruma Zu" (Daruma) and "Ryu Zu" (Dragon) are cool.
Hako Irie, "Shorai" (Sound of Pines) - The composition is amazing. So detailed... I wonder where he painted it from.
Tetsu Fuzan, "Omoide no Izu Oshima Okada-mura" (Memories of Okada Village, Izu Oshima) - The colors are subdued, but it has a warmth to it, which is nice.
Daizaburo Nakamura, "Hana o Moteru Seija" (Saint Holding Flowers) - It's good that it's a folding screen that opens like a double door? It's divine, but at the same time, there's a subtle eeriness to it that I can't take my eyes off of...
Shinsen Tokuoka, "Mugi" (Wheat) - Neat and beautiful. I like the colors.
Shinsen Tokuoka, "Tsutsuizutsu" (Well Curb) - It's plump, lovable, and cute. It's also nice that the well curb is fluffily in the background.
Kayo Yamaguchi, "Gyoshi" (Gaze) - Cool, chilling, and warm all at once, which is mysterious. I feel like I understand why it could be seen at an elementary school.
Insho Domoto, "Fujo" (Woman) - Why did I think Haruko Sugimura looked like her...? It was modern, dashing, and wonderful.
Ichiyo Matsumoto, "Nue" - Good!! Interesting!!! A work that seems to have been inspired by Zeami's "Nue." The lengths of the nails on the boat are slightly different, and the person in the very front is wearing a fox-patterned kimono, so it's fun to let my imagination run wild.
Fuku Akino, "Heigen Rakujitsu" (Sunset on the Plain) - It's different from the image I had until now!! I had an image of her paintings being softer.
Kosei Miwa, "Shuchu" (Vermilion Pillar) - It was a shock when I realized that the Buddhist statue inside the room could be seen dimly through the gap in the pillar. This might be my favorite.
Ryunosuke Shimomura, "Dan-jitsu" (Warm Sun) and "Chihan" (Lakeside) - Oh, did the same person paint these? A painting that feels large and warm, and an energetic painting.
"Shuchu," "Gyoshi," "Tsutsuizutsu," Bakusen Tsuchida's "Ka" (Regret), Kagaku Murakami's "Amida"... there were many impressive paintings.
That was fun! It was a good time. Thank you very much.