LIQUID ARSENAL 2022 - M.A.D.S. ART GALLERY - Masaki Hirokawa / 廣川政樹
LIQUID ARSENAL 2022 - M.A.D.S. ART GALLERY - Catalogue - Masaki Hirokawa / 廣川政樹
Astaroth / 静寂に凍る光 by Masaki Hirokawa / 廣川政樹
Burial at Sea / 水葬 by Masaki Hirokawa / 廣川政樹
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イタリアのミラノで開催された LIQUID ARSENAL 2022展に作品出展
CG
/ Fine Art
/ Graphic
M.A.D.S. ART GALLERYさん主催、イタリアのミラノで開催された LIQUID ARSENAL 2022展に 5点の作品を出展いたしました。何事も急速に移ろい行く日々に於いて、この展示会が未来の美しい世界への架け橋となり、新しい生命への祝福となりますよう、心より祈念いたします。
Five pieces of my artwork were featured at the LIQUID ARSENAL 2022 gallery held from May 28 through June 3 in Milan, Italy by the M.A.D.S. ART GALLERY. I pray that this exhibition could act as a mediator between us and a beautiful future, and provide fortune for coming life amid our rapidly changing day to day lives.
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LIQUID ARSENAL 2022
International Contemporary Art exhibition
May, 28th - June, 3rd 2022
Milan, Italy
https://dolice.design/liquid-arsenal-2022-mads-art-gallery
Organized by M.A.D.S. ART GALLERY
Curated by M. Matilde Della Pina
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Artworks on display:
Title of work: Entering Nirvana / 入滅
Year of creation: Oct 2020
Dimensions: 67 x 90 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
URL: https://dolice.design/entering-nirvana
誕生を喜ぶ声を、初めて二本の足で歩いた日を、初めて発した言葉、その祝福を、あなたは憶えているでしょうか。聖人も罪人も、皆平等に愛されて生まれて来たのです。この作品は、全ての存在への祝福と賛辞の心を込めて制作されました。
Do you remember the joy of your birth, the day you walked on two legs for the first time, the first words you uttered, the blessing you received? Saints and sinners alike were all born equally loved. This artwork was created with a heart of blessing and tribute to all beings.
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Title of work: Eden / 林檎が落ちた日
Year of creation: Dec 2019
Dimensions: 36 x 53 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
URL: https://dolice.design/eden
この作品は、世界を感染症が覆う直前の時期に制作されました。人々が神と呼ぶ高次元の存在は、このように人々を慈愛の心で見守っているのではないでしょうか。たとえ今がどんな困難な世界情勢であるとしても、それは世界がより良い形に生まれ変わるための痛みであり、神は決して人々を見放していません。その慈愛の心は、この先何千年と続く人類の長い歴史の中でも、永劫普遍のものであると信じています。
This artwork was created just before the infection covered the world. I believe that higher-dimensional beings, whom people call God, are watching over people in this way with a heart of compassion. No matter how difficult the world situation is now, it is a pain for the world to be reborn in a better form, and God has never given up on people. I believe that this heart of compassion is eternal and universal, even in the long history of humankind that will continue for thousands of years to come.
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Title of work: Burial at Sea / 水葬
Year of creation: Sep 2020
Dimensions: 60 x 97 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
URL: https://dolice.design/burial-at-sea
死は創造であり、神との再会であり、瞬く間の神秘です。魂が記憶と共に命の原泉へ還った時、様々な存在の数多の記憶と混ざり合い、再び一滴の雫として生を受けるのです。その時、かつての人格は既になく、名も知らぬ誰かの魂の欠片となるでしょう。何千年、何万年、何億年後か、全ての輪廻転生を終えたら、皆等しく大いなる光の元へ迎えられます。そこにはきっと孤独もなければ苦悩もありません。困難な時もただ黙々と前だけを見据え歩みを進めていれば、いつか悠遠の涅槃に至ることができると、私はまだ信じています。
Death is creation, reunion with God, and the mystery of the twinkling of an eye. When the soul returns to the original fountain of life with its memories, it will mix with the many memories of various beings and be born again as a drop of water. At that time, the former personality will be gone, and it will become a piece of someone else's soul, whose name will be unknown. Thousands, tens, or hundreds of millions of years from now, when all reincarnations are complete, we will all be welcomed equally into the great light. There will be no loneliness and no suffering. I still believe that if we just keep moving forward silently, even in difficult times, we will someday reach the nirvana of eternity.
---
Title of work: Grounding
Year of creation: Sep 2020
Dimensions: 100 x 145 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
URL: https://dolice.design/grounding
人の潜在能力を開放する最善の方法は「グラウンディング」です。人の意識は放って置くとすぐに過去や未来へ飛びがちですが、「今」この時に意識を向けるだけで、本来の力を最大限に発揮できます。過去や未来など、時間の概念すら幻想であり、究極的には「今」この時しかありません。そこに全神経を集中することで、自らを雑念で洗脳する精神というエゴの檻から解き放つのです。よく用いられる「神を降ろす」という表現は、本来の自分に立ち帰るという一つの方式を示唆しているのかもしれません。人は天だけでなく大地の恩恵も常に受けており、その両方へ感謝することが大事であるという思いがこの作品に込められています。
The best way to unlock a person's potential is through "grounding. When left unchecked, human consciousness tends to immediately jump to the past or future, but by simply focusing on the "now" and this moment, we can maximize our true potential. Even the concept of time, such as the past or the future, is an illusion, and ultimately there is only the present moment. By focusing all our attention on this moment, we free ourselves from the egoic cage of the mind, which brainwashes us with miscellaneous thoughts. The often-used expression " bringing down God" may suggest a method of returning to one's true self. This work expresses the idea that people are constantly receiving blessings not only from the heavens but also from the earth, and that it is important to be grateful for both.
---
Title of work: Astaroth / 静寂に凍る光
Year of creation: Sep 2020
Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
URL: https://dolice.design/astaroth
この作品を制作した当時は、感染症により街中の店舗が次々と入れ替わり、または廃屋となって行きました。静かに変わり行く街、寂れて行く街を歩きながら私はこの作品を構想し、黙々と制作していたのを憶えています。ただ一つ言えることは、この作品の人物の目から感じ取れるのは、哀しさや寂しさなどのネガティブな感情ではなく、永劫不変の強さであるということです。人の心には自己防衛本能があり、変化というものをとにかく拒み、ストレスとして認識します。しかし私にとってそれらの変化は良き兆しであるとしか感じ取れず、世界が痛みと共により高い次元へ上昇するプロセスにあるという確信がありました。そのような時は元の世界へ戻りたいという願望も同時に働くものですが、私は人間の適応力と逞しさを尊く思っています。現在も困難な世界情勢下ではありますが、より良い世界へ移行する時は、上昇と下降を繰り返しながら少しずつ昇って行くものです。どうか後ろへ押し戻す力に負けず、新しい世界へ歩みを進めて行っていただきたい、そのような気持ちがこの作品に込められています。私は人間の持つ強さと、平和で祝福に溢れた未来の到来を信じています。
When I created this work, stores in the city were being replaced one after another or being abandoned due to infectious diseases. I remember walking through the quietly changing and desolate streets as I conceived and silently worked on this artwork. The only thing I can say is that what I sense in the eyes of the characters in this artwork is not negative emotions such as sadness or loneliness, but an eternal and unchanging strength. The human mind has a self-preservation instinct that rejects change anyway and perceives it as stress. But for me, I could only perceive these changes as a positive sign, and I was convinced that the world was in the process of ascending to a higher dimension with pain. At such times, the wish to return to the original world is also present, but I value the adaptability and resilience of human beings. Although the world is still in a difficult situation, when we make the transition to a better world, it is a gradual ascent and descent. I hope that you will not be defeated by the forces that push you backward, and that you will continue to move forward into a new world. I believe in the strength of human beings and the arrival of a peaceful and blessed future.
*
Introduction written by M. Matilde Della Pina:
Masaki Hirokawa is a renowned Japanese artist whose wide range of activities includes digital artworks, graphic design, smartphone app development, interactive movie production and website development. At “Liquid Arsenal” exhibition hosted by M.A.D.S. Art Gallery, Masaki presents five beautiful works with all different deep meanings.
“Astaroth” portrays a total white lady who looks straight at us and whose wings we can see behind her. This work was born from Masaki's reflection on cities abandoned due to infectious diseases: walking alone through the silent and deserted streets, he let himself be inspired by this work which he does not elaborate in negative terms, but on the contrary positive, because change does not it must be seen as a deterioration, but in fact it often gives us the strength to do better things.
“Burial at Sea” depicts a woman who, immersed in the sea, is lifeless and who seems to be letting herself go. As Masaki says, death is creation, reunion with God and the mystery of the twinkling of an eye. When the soul returns to the original fountain of life with its memories, it will be born again as a drop of water. At that time, the former personality will be gone, and it will become a piece of someone else's soul. When all reincarnations are complete, there will be no loneliness or suffering, hoping to reach someday the nirvana of eternity.
"Entering Nirvana" represents a lady in purple, caressed by a clear light that makes her belong to another dimension. This artwork was created with a heart of blessing and tribute to all beings, wanting to remember the joy of the birth, the day we walked on two legs for the first time, the first words we uttered, the blessing we received.
Lastly, "Grounding" portrays two beautiful dancers, captured in the moment they jump into the air making wonderful shapes. Once again, Masaki wants to produce a reflection through hiswork: the best way to unlock a person's potential is through "grounding. When left unchecked, human consciousness tends to immediately jump to the past or future, but by simply focusing on the "now" and this moment, we can maximize our true potential. Even the concept of time, such as the past or the future, is an illusion, and ultimately there is only the present moment. By focusing all our attention on this moment, we free ourselves from the egoic cage of the mind, which brainwashes us with miscellaneous thoughts. This work expresses the idea that people are constantly receiving blessings not only from the heavens but also from the earth, and that it is important to be grateful for both.
Five pieces of my artwork were featured at the LIQUID ARSENAL 2022 gallery held from May 28 through June 3 in Milan, Italy by the M.A.D.S. ART GALLERY. I pray that this exhibition could act as a mediator between us and a beautiful future, and provide fortune for coming life amid our rapidly changing day to day lives.
*
LIQUID ARSENAL 2022
International Contemporary Art exhibition
May, 28th - June, 3rd 2022
Milan, Italy
https://dolice.design/liquid-arsenal-2022-mads-art-gallery
Organized by M.A.D.S. ART GALLERY
Curated by M. Matilde Della Pina
*
Artworks on display:
Title of work: Entering Nirvana / 入滅
Year of creation: Oct 2020
Dimensions: 67 x 90 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
URL: https://dolice.design/entering-nirvana
誕生を喜ぶ声を、初めて二本の足で歩いた日を、初めて発した言葉、その祝福を、あなたは憶えているでしょうか。聖人も罪人も、皆平等に愛されて生まれて来たのです。この作品は、全ての存在への祝福と賛辞の心を込めて制作されました。
Do you remember the joy of your birth, the day you walked on two legs for the first time, the first words you uttered, the blessing you received? Saints and sinners alike were all born equally loved. This artwork was created with a heart of blessing and tribute to all beings.
---
Title of work: Eden / 林檎が落ちた日
Year of creation: Dec 2019
Dimensions: 36 x 53 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
URL: https://dolice.design/eden
この作品は、世界を感染症が覆う直前の時期に制作されました。人々が神と呼ぶ高次元の存在は、このように人々を慈愛の心で見守っているのではないでしょうか。たとえ今がどんな困難な世界情勢であるとしても、それは世界がより良い形に生まれ変わるための痛みであり、神は決して人々を見放していません。その慈愛の心は、この先何千年と続く人類の長い歴史の中でも、永劫普遍のものであると信じています。
This artwork was created just before the infection covered the world. I believe that higher-dimensional beings, whom people call God, are watching over people in this way with a heart of compassion. No matter how difficult the world situation is now, it is a pain for the world to be reborn in a better form, and God has never given up on people. I believe that this heart of compassion is eternal and universal, even in the long history of humankind that will continue for thousands of years to come.
---
Title of work: Burial at Sea / 水葬
Year of creation: Sep 2020
Dimensions: 60 x 97 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
URL: https://dolice.design/burial-at-sea
死は創造であり、神との再会であり、瞬く間の神秘です。魂が記憶と共に命の原泉へ還った時、様々な存在の数多の記憶と混ざり合い、再び一滴の雫として生を受けるのです。その時、かつての人格は既になく、名も知らぬ誰かの魂の欠片となるでしょう。何千年、何万年、何億年後か、全ての輪廻転生を終えたら、皆等しく大いなる光の元へ迎えられます。そこにはきっと孤独もなければ苦悩もありません。困難な時もただ黙々と前だけを見据え歩みを進めていれば、いつか悠遠の涅槃に至ることができると、私はまだ信じています。
Death is creation, reunion with God, and the mystery of the twinkling of an eye. When the soul returns to the original fountain of life with its memories, it will mix with the many memories of various beings and be born again as a drop of water. At that time, the former personality will be gone, and it will become a piece of someone else's soul, whose name will be unknown. Thousands, tens, or hundreds of millions of years from now, when all reincarnations are complete, we will all be welcomed equally into the great light. There will be no loneliness and no suffering. I still believe that if we just keep moving forward silently, even in difficult times, we will someday reach the nirvana of eternity.
---
Title of work: Grounding
Year of creation: Sep 2020
Dimensions: 100 x 145 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
URL: https://dolice.design/grounding
人の潜在能力を開放する最善の方法は「グラウンディング」です。人の意識は放って置くとすぐに過去や未来へ飛びがちですが、「今」この時に意識を向けるだけで、本来の力を最大限に発揮できます。過去や未来など、時間の概念すら幻想であり、究極的には「今」この時しかありません。そこに全神経を集中することで、自らを雑念で洗脳する精神というエゴの檻から解き放つのです。よく用いられる「神を降ろす」という表現は、本来の自分に立ち帰るという一つの方式を示唆しているのかもしれません。人は天だけでなく大地の恩恵も常に受けており、その両方へ感謝することが大事であるという思いがこの作品に込められています。
The best way to unlock a person's potential is through "grounding. When left unchecked, human consciousness tends to immediately jump to the past or future, but by simply focusing on the "now" and this moment, we can maximize our true potential. Even the concept of time, such as the past or the future, is an illusion, and ultimately there is only the present moment. By focusing all our attention on this moment, we free ourselves from the egoic cage of the mind, which brainwashes us with miscellaneous thoughts. The often-used expression " bringing down God" may suggest a method of returning to one's true self. This work expresses the idea that people are constantly receiving blessings not only from the heavens but also from the earth, and that it is important to be grateful for both.
---
Title of work: Astaroth / 静寂に凍る光
Year of creation: Sep 2020
Dimensions: 72 x 102 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
URL: https://dolice.design/astaroth
この作品を制作した当時は、感染症により街中の店舗が次々と入れ替わり、または廃屋となって行きました。静かに変わり行く街、寂れて行く街を歩きながら私はこの作品を構想し、黙々と制作していたのを憶えています。ただ一つ言えることは、この作品の人物の目から感じ取れるのは、哀しさや寂しさなどのネガティブな感情ではなく、永劫不変の強さであるということです。人の心には自己防衛本能があり、変化というものをとにかく拒み、ストレスとして認識します。しかし私にとってそれらの変化は良き兆しであるとしか感じ取れず、世界が痛みと共により高い次元へ上昇するプロセスにあるという確信がありました。そのような時は元の世界へ戻りたいという願望も同時に働くものですが、私は人間の適応力と逞しさを尊く思っています。現在も困難な世界情勢下ではありますが、より良い世界へ移行する時は、上昇と下降を繰り返しながら少しずつ昇って行くものです。どうか後ろへ押し戻す力に負けず、新しい世界へ歩みを進めて行っていただきたい、そのような気持ちがこの作品に込められています。私は人間の持つ強さと、平和で祝福に溢れた未来の到来を信じています。
When I created this work, stores in the city were being replaced one after another or being abandoned due to infectious diseases. I remember walking through the quietly changing and desolate streets as I conceived and silently worked on this artwork. The only thing I can say is that what I sense in the eyes of the characters in this artwork is not negative emotions such as sadness or loneliness, but an eternal and unchanging strength. The human mind has a self-preservation instinct that rejects change anyway and perceives it as stress. But for me, I could only perceive these changes as a positive sign, and I was convinced that the world was in the process of ascending to a higher dimension with pain. At such times, the wish to return to the original world is also present, but I value the adaptability and resilience of human beings. Although the world is still in a difficult situation, when we make the transition to a better world, it is a gradual ascent and descent. I hope that you will not be defeated by the forces that push you backward, and that you will continue to move forward into a new world. I believe in the strength of human beings and the arrival of a peaceful and blessed future.
*
Introduction written by M. Matilde Della Pina:
Masaki Hirokawa is a renowned Japanese artist whose wide range of activities includes digital artworks, graphic design, smartphone app development, interactive movie production and website development. At “Liquid Arsenal” exhibition hosted by M.A.D.S. Art Gallery, Masaki presents five beautiful works with all different deep meanings.
“Astaroth” portrays a total white lady who looks straight at us and whose wings we can see behind her. This work was born from Masaki's reflection on cities abandoned due to infectious diseases: walking alone through the silent and deserted streets, he let himself be inspired by this work which he does not elaborate in negative terms, but on the contrary positive, because change does not it must be seen as a deterioration, but in fact it often gives us the strength to do better things.
“Burial at Sea” depicts a woman who, immersed in the sea, is lifeless and who seems to be letting herself go. As Masaki says, death is creation, reunion with God and the mystery of the twinkling of an eye. When the soul returns to the original fountain of life with its memories, it will be born again as a drop of water. At that time, the former personality will be gone, and it will become a piece of someone else's soul. When all reincarnations are complete, there will be no loneliness or suffering, hoping to reach someday the nirvana of eternity.
"Entering Nirvana" represents a lady in purple, caressed by a clear light that makes her belong to another dimension. This artwork was created with a heart of blessing and tribute to all beings, wanting to remember the joy of the birth, the day we walked on two legs for the first time, the first words we uttered, the blessing we received.
Lastly, "Grounding" portrays two beautiful dancers, captured in the moment they jump into the air making wonderful shapes. Once again, Masaki wants to produce a reflection through hiswork: the best way to unlock a person's potential is through "grounding. When left unchecked, human consciousness tends to immediately jump to the past or future, but by simply focusing on the "now" and this moment, we can maximize our true potential. Even the concept of time, such as the past or the future, is an illusion, and ultimately there is only the present moment. By focusing all our attention on this moment, we free ourselves from the egoic cage of the mind, which brainwashes us with miscellaneous thoughts. This work expresses the idea that people are constantly receiving blessings not only from the heavens but also from the earth, and that it is important to be grateful for both.
