Akihiro Miwa talks about his paintings.

Akihiro Miwa talks about displaying paintings.

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"If it likes a painting, it will comfort it like a human being."

"It's hard to find people who understand me, even in a large group.

When I returned to my room, the books and pictures I had chosen were on display.

It's your friends, your parents, your lovers.

So that was the culture that existed .”

Miwa-san is ❤︎

He talks about the meaning of displaying paintings. I'm happy~❤︎

And then I started thinking.

In ancient times, paintings were symbols of wealth and power.

Only a select few can appreciate or own them.

Art was not for the common man.

However, with the advent of woodblock printing technology

Art has become popular and is as affordable as magazines and newspapers.

It has become something that can be purchased and is readily available.

Similarly, Hokusai prints were also priced at around 500 yen.

After the Meiji Restoration, under Western influence

Woodblock prints were reborn as a new art form.

Hiroshi Yoshida, who has already had success overseas,

He started working on woodblock prints at the age of 49.

A new masterpiece of woodblock prints incorporating Western painting techniques

They produced one after another.

What I find particularly amazing about Yoshida Hiroshi is this!

I sometimes think that.

it is··

Hiroshi Yoshida brought Japanese painters such as Koson,

He traveled overseas to sell his work and was successful.

The unique artists who are my colleagues

Directing and taking care of things, even just thinking about and planning it

I think it's great.

And not just my own work

Their works also sold like hotcakes.

No, only Hiroshi Yoshida can speak English.

I think maybe he sold it.

Amazing!!!

The love and power of a great man is immeasurable.

and···

What was it like traveling with foreign artists for the first time?

I'm sure there were many difficult and interesting things.

It's not mentioned anywhere, but I'm really curious about it.

But unfortunately now,

There are not many of their works left in Japan,

Far from being enjoyed by the masses, it has become very expensive.

The passion, talent, and efforts of artists from 100 years ago

I still live in the work.

It is the power to draw something that has life.

A vivid and delicate expression of love for nature

I even think that it was passed on to the genes of us Japanese people.

Japanese anime that is attracting attention from around the world

This was made possible by the evolutionary history of Japanese art and its genes

I think so.

- Kyoko