ネオ銀屛風絵山水図

Neo Silver Landscape Screen (Pair of four-panel screen)

1560×2820mm 2003 CD, CD-case, Acetate film, Transparent tape, Ink-jet printing

傾く (かぶく)とは、 派手で異様な身なりをするさま。自由奔放で好き勝手に振舞うさま。「傾く」は歌舞伎の語源ともなった言葉だが、アウトロー的意味合いがあった最初のニュアンスは現代では忘れられかけている。当初の歌舞伎者が現代では人間国宝になってしまっているぐらいだから。十一代目海老蔵がお茶のCMで「正統派」なんて言っていたのを思い出すと笑えない。時代が変わると反体制的な異端も正統的な伝統になってしまうということでしょうか。暴走族の改造したバイクや特攻服、トラック野郎のデコレーションされたデコトラは、この「傾く」精神を継承した現代の一変種といえるのではないか、ということでそんな族車、デコトラ、特攻服などと日本を象徴するモティーフを融合させ、「傾く」精神を造形化したのがこのシリーズ。

 

“Kabuku,“ in general, signifies the tendency don to garish and outlandish costume. The preference for the willful and freewheeling, Bohemian demeanor. “Kabuku“ is one of the roots of the word “Kabuki,“ as in Kabuki theater, but today its original outlaw-ish nuance has been forgotten. The original Kabukimono would today be elevated to the status of Living National Treasure. I can't even laugh when I remember seeing the actor Ebizo XI declaring “orthodoxy“ on a commercial for tea. Over time it seems that what was once marginal and anti-establishment can end up turning into the orthodox tradition. The motorcycle gangster's refashioned motorbikes and special uniforms, and the trucker's decorative truck are all contemporary mutations of and true successors to the spirit of “kabuku.“ I have transformed these motorbikes, uniforms, and trucks, and combining them with traditional Japanese symbols, have created a series that realizes the “kabuku“ spirit.

Copyright © Tenmyouya Hisashi All Rights Reserved.

Copyright © Tenmyouya Hisashi All Rights Reserved.

ネオ銀屛風絵山水図

Neo Silver Landscape Screen (Pair of four-panel screen)

1560×2820mm 2003 CD, CD-case, Acetate film, Transparent tape, Ink-jet printing

傾く (かぶく)とは、 派手で異様な身なりをするさま。自由奔放で好き勝手に振舞うさま。「傾く」は歌舞伎の語源ともなった言葉だが、アウトロー的意味合いがあった最初のニュアンスは現代では忘れられかけている。当初の歌舞伎者が現代では人間国宝になってしまっているぐらいだから。十一代目海老蔵がお茶のCMで「正統派」なんて言っていたのを思い出すと笑えない。時代が変わると反体制的な異端も正統的な伝統になってしまうということでしょうか。暴走族の改造したバイクや特攻服、トラック野郎のデコレーションされたデコトラは、この「傾く」精神を継承した現代の一変種といえるのではないか、ということでそんな族車、デコトラ、特攻服などと日本を象徴するモティーフを融合させ、「傾く」精神を造形化したのがこのシリーズ。

 

“Kabuku,“ in general, signifies the tendency don to garish and outlandish costume. The preference for the willful and freewheeling, Bohemian demeanor. “Kabuku“ is one of the roots of the word “Kabuki,“ as in Kabuki theater, but today its original outlaw-ish nuance has been forgotten. The original Kabukimono would today be elevated to the status of Living National Treasure. I can't even laugh when I remember seeing the actor Ebizo XI declaring “orthodoxy“ on a commercial for tea. Over time it seems that what was once marginal and anti-establishment can end up turning into the orthodox tradition. The motorcycle gangster's refashioned motorbikes and special uniforms, and the trucker's decorative truck are all contemporary mutations of and true successors to the spirit of “kabuku.“ I have transformed these motorbikes, uniforms, and trucks, and combining them with traditional Japanese symbols, have created a series that realizes the “kabuku“ spirit.

Copyright © Tenmyouya Hisashi All Rights Reserved.

Copyright © Tenmyouya Hisashi All Rights Reserved.

Copyright © Tenmyouya Hisashi All Rights Reserved.