We will introduce you to Ryuichi Oka's artistic techniques!
(Actual production scene)
Oka creates her works using the traditional technique of Yuzen dyeing, which was developed during the Edo period!
It is dyed using the same techniques as kimonos.
~Why Yuzen dyeing?~
Oka-san has always liked expressing himself through line drawings, and among the dyeing techniques, Yuzen dyeing is the one that is best suited for drawing lines on cloth and fabric. He creates his works while being conscious of the density and sparseness of lines and the white space.
As you can see from the photo above, Oka's works have a three-layer structure: a first layer that expresses color on top of foil, and a second layer of silk that expresses lines on top of that.
Therefore, when you see the real thing, you feel a mysterious sense of depth.
[How the work was created]
・Mr. Oka first sketches the cityscape, etc., and then creates the actual painting based on that sketch.
・The base for the actual painting is made by mixing plaster and plaster and applying it to the surface of the panel to which the mesh is fixed while the material is being prepared on the base panel.
When the material is half-dry, peel off the mesh that is attached to the panel to reveal a raised mesh-like base.
You can create a magical land like the one in the photo below!
- Once the base is dry, the silver foil is tarnished by a sulfur reaction.
(Mr. Oka is good at sulfur reactions in foils, and apparently when he was a university student, he knew more about it than his friends who were studying conservation and restoration.)
Oka turns the silver foil gold by causing it to react evenly, but controlling the sulfur reaction is extremely difficult and is a masterful technique that only Oka can pull off!
[Yuzen dyeing procedure]
Two layers of silk are layered to create color and line expression.
The photo below shows how the areas where you want to express lines are masked with thread paste before dyeing (when washed off after dyeing, it leaves behind white lines. This is used to mask the fabric so it doesn't get dyed).
⬇️Once masked, dye the entire piece.
The above photo shows the scene of dyeing silk to express line drawings, but at the same time, we will also be producing colored silk. For colored cloth, we will insert various colors between the thread-resistant dyed areas. ⬇︎
Both silks are then produced and finally strung together.
The Yuzen-dyed silk is layered in several layers to create a single piece, so when you see it in person,
You can feel the depth in the work.
You can see that there is a first layer expressing color on top of the foil, and a second layer expressing lines on top of that.
By layering multiple pieces of silk in this way, a mysterious sense of depth is expressed.
By the way, there are many square works in this exhibition, but originally he mainly produced vertical works, and this exhibition is the first time he has produced square works!
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Ryuichi Oka will introduce the techniques of his artwork!
(Actual production scene)
Oka uses a traditional technique called Yuzen Dyeing, which was developed in the Edo period✨
Kimonos are also dyed by the same technique.
〜Why Yuzen Dyeing?
Oka-san has always loved to draw with lines, and among dyeing techniques, yuzen dyeing was the most suitable for drawing lines on cloth and fabric.
He creates his works with an awareness of the sparseness of the lines and the margins.
As you can see in the photo above (⬆︎), Oka's work consists of a three-tiered structure: the first layer of color on top of the foil, and the second layer of silk with lines on top of that.
The first layer expresses color on top of the foil, and the second layer expresses lines on top of the first layer.
About the method of production
Oka first sketches the cityscape and then creates the main painting based on the sketches.
The base of the painting is made by mixing plaster and plaster to create a matiere, which is then applied to the screen of the panel to which the netting is fixed.
When the matiere is dry, the netting fixed to the panel is removed to create a raised mesh-like base.
As shown in the photo below (⬇︎), a mysterious ground can be created!
When the base is dry, silver foil is applied and the sulfur reaction causes the foil to change color.
(Oka is good at sulfur reaction of foil, and when he was a university student, he knew more about it than his friends who were studying conservation 😳)
) Oka evenly reacts the silver foil to turn it gold, but it is extremely difficult to control the sulfur reaction, and it is truly a superb technique that only Oka can perform!
Yuzen Dyeing Procedure
Two layers of silk are used for color and line expression.
The photo below (⬇︎) shows masking with glue the area to be drawn before dyeing.
After masking, the entire area is dyed.
The photo above shows the scene of dyeing the silk for line drawing, but at the same time, the silk for coloring is also produced. ⬇︎
After both silks are dyed, they are stretched together at the end.
The silk is dyed in several layers to form a single work of art.
When you actually see the work, you can feel the depth of the work.
You can see that there is one layer of color on top of the foil, and a second layer of lines on top of that.
By overlaying multiple layers of silk in this way, a mysterious sense of depth is expressed.
Incidentally, although there are many square standard works in this exhibition, he originally produced mainly vertical works, and it seems that he produced square standard works for the first time in this exhibition!
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