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Noritaka Tatehana, Thundercloud Painting #2, 2020
Noritaka Tatehana, Thundercloud Painting #2, 2020

Noritaka Tatehana

Thundercloud Painting #2, 2020
Acrylic on panel
19.3 x 20.2 cm
Unique
Series: Thundercloud Painting
Signed and dated 2020
©NORITAKA TATEHANA K.K.
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江戸時代に流行した疫病に対しての護符であった「疱瘡絵」と呼ばれる木版画から着想を得て制作された連作絵画作品。本作で雲型の支持体に描かれた雷は、日本独自の死生観を主題とした作品を制作する舘鼻が好んで描いてきたモチーフである。日本では、雷は古くから結界を示し魔除として用いられてきたことから、世界中で新型コロナウイルス感染症が大流行している最中、本作が創作される動機にも繋がっている。

江戸時代に流行した疫病に対しての護符であった「疱瘡絵」と呼ばれる木版画から着想を得て制作された連作絵画作品。本作で雲型の支持体に描かれた雷は、日本独自の死生観を主題とした作品を制作する舘鼻が好んで描いてきたモチーフである。日本では、雷は古くから結界を示し魔除として用いられてきたことから、世界中で新型コロナウイルス感染症が大流行している最中、本作が創作される動機にも繋がっている。

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