From the Layers of Color series, which I began in 2015, I pursue paintings that are purely visual phenomena, where I am freed from the structure of figurative motifs.
This work is the ninth in that series.
In this work, I intertwined various layers around the figurative image of "a stake in water", and that is how I came to complete the work.
The image of a stake in the water was one of the motifs that I had been developing for a long time before I started this new series, and I think the memory of that image came out in this work.
(You can find a list of the stakes in the water series on Fujimoto's artist page.)
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After the canvas is carefully prepped with a ground coat on both the front and back sides, more than 20 layers of paint are applied on the screen side as a depiction of the painting. Then, I grind the canvas with water-resistant sandpaper while spraying water on it.
The work is done on a temporary board, and after completion, it is cleaned and dried before being stretched on a wooden frame, so there are no problems in terms of production or hygiene, and the quality of the matiere characteristics and colors can be maintained.
The screen is smooth and can be wiped clean with a dish towel.
One of the characteristics of painting is to take advantage of "multi-layered magic". A scene that can only exist by paint on a support.
In 1999, I found a way to do this that was in line with my desires from the time I started my career.
Since then, I have been pursuing the possibility of painting with the consistent technique and matière of "layering and grinding acrylic paint".