Shuntaro KUBO: Animal Realm |
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Written by KALONSNET Editor |
Published: April 07 2011 |
He expresses that “endless desire of humans” by using animals as a symbolic motif. Artist Statement Generally speaking, we tend to imagine one way relationship such as ruling and controlling as the definition of the animal realm when it comes to the idea of human versus animals, especially livestock or pets. However, as humans impose all kinds of desire to animals and involves them, the relationship seems to become sometimes equal, to be reversed or to be changing in various forms. It is also sometimes serious or absurd, and it changes the figures to many situations. I think people’s desire is clearly shown in animals called “pet” living in our everyday life of ours. The desirable sense of distance is lost and collapsing on one hand. On the other hand, a look with a full of desire mostly shown in the form of personification becomes stronger and stronger. It seems to me a microcosm of the relationship between nature environment and human beings. Although I personify many animals in my paintings, I would like to be negative towards personification. With the method of personification, however, I now want this to be a means of negating such a perspective. All the animals in my paintings act expressionlessly and in an apathetic manner and also in a corps, which removes individuality. This is because of what I aim at. I would like to continue to express the relationship between animals that live indifferently everyday under control of humans, in harsh nature, in unfair environments and in paradise-like environments and endless desire of humans including me who I want to control it somehow. “ Shuntaro Kubo * The text provided by Gallery Terra Tokyo. Period: April 23 - May 21, 2011 |
Last Updated on April 23 2011 |