田畑 武雄

「太公望」は、絶妙な構成、青を基調に淡い色調の中に奏でられる表情豊かなグラデーションが、見る人の心を鷲づかみにするようです。自転車など前景をリアルに、中景に描かれる家並みはややあいまいに、遠く生い茂る樹々は平面的、抽象的に、さらにそれぞれ色彩の濃淡、強弱にも細心の注意、工夫がほどこされるなど、卓越した技量をうかがわせる作品です。空の青と海の青が混じり合い、あるいは呼応し合うなど繊細な芸術的配慮が隅々にまで行き届いています。
上へと伸びる釣り竿の直線と家並みの中にのぞく電線、遠く背後にそびえる真っすぐな塔など、線が奏でる心地いいリズムにも魅かれます。とても知的で、計算され尽くした構成は心憎いばかりです。人も自転車も、家もバケツも、すべてが生き生きと息づいているようにも思います。静寂とのどかな時間が、画面に満ちあふれています。

18th Grand Prix Work
[Taikoubou]

Takeo Tabata

“Taikoubou” captivates the viewer with its exquisite composition, where the predominant shades of blue and their delicate gradations evoke profound emotions. The foreground portrays objects like bicycles with stark realism, while the houses in the middle ground are rendered with a touch of ambiguity. The distant trees are depicted flatly and abstractly, and one can observe meticulous attention and innovation in the variation of color intensity and contrast throughout. The brilliance of the artist’s skill is evident. The blues of the sky and sea intertwine and resonate, revealing delicate artistic considerations in every corner of the canvas. The linear extension of the fishing rod, the electric lines peeking through the houses, and the tall tower in the distant background create a pleasing rhythm that is hard to resist. The painting’s intelligent and meticulously calculated composition is truly admirable. Every element, from the people to the bicycles, the houses, and even the bucket, seems to pulsate with life. The canvas is brimming with a sense of stillness and serene moments.