「聯」という細長い掛け軸に蓮を描く機会をいただいた。この極端に細長い形状に最初戸惑ったが、これを連ねて飾ると絵として大きな広がりを見せ、古来の絵画様式に新鮮な驚きを感じる。軸と軸を連ねた際に生じる壁の余白に鑑賞者の視線が加わり、より新たな印象が生まれることを願った。
I was given the opportunity to paint a lotus on a long, narrow hanging scroll called “Len”. At first I was puzzled by the extremely long and slender shape of the scrolls, but when they are hung in a row, the painting shows a large expanse, and I felt a fresh surprise at the ancient style of painting. I hoped that the viewer’s gaze would be drawn to the blank space on the wall created when the two axes are hung in tandem, and a new impression would be created.