This work was created in 2009 as part of Fujimoto's landscape painting series.
The title comes from the imaginary red trees that dot the landscape.
A person carrying a backpack is walking in such a field, and two animals are standing beyond him.
Through these entire scenes, the artist expresses the idea of walking toward hope despite encountering the pain and suffering of life.
As in the other Fujimoto works, the technique is the same as in the other works. After applying a base coat to the plywood, the work is done by layering and grinding acrylic paint.
The process involves creating a full-size line drawing on a separate sheet of tracing paper.
I choose colors that I feel are good for the painting, not necessarily the unique colors of the motif.
Once the plan has been decided to some extent in terms of line and color, the line drawing on the tracing paper is transferred to the panel and the main painting begins.
The panel used is double-sided, front and back. The entire surface of the screen, sides, and back are painted. The same color as the screen background is painted on the sides.
On the screen, after prepainting and scraping to destroy the wood grain, more than 20 layers of paint are applied as a depiction of parts and solids, and then water is sprayed on while grinding with water-resistant sandpaper.
By repeatedly scraping and monitoring the screen, a screen that looks complete will appear.
The screen and sides of the work have a smooth matiere, so the work can be wiped clean with a dish towel.
The screen and sides of the work have a smooth matiere, so the work can be wiped clean with a dish towel.
The back of the work is also paneled and painted with acrylic paint to increase the durability of the work. A string for display is already attached.
One of the characteristics of painting, "multilayered magic" is used to create a spectacle that exists only on the support.
Since 1999, I have been pursuing the possibilities of painting with the consistent technique and matière of "layering and polishing acrylic paint.