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1. What's your story? Where are you from?I'm Inori Kito. I am a Japanese painter and illustrator in Tokyo. I am from Shizuoka prefecture in Japan where I grew up in a place surrounded by mountains. When I was young I always played with small insects and picked flowers. I was playing with natural creatures while imagining my height reduced to insect size. This was the root of "little people" featured in my work, which is the style of my painting. éŦŧé įĨã§ããæąäēŦã§æĨæŦįģåŽļãã¤ãŠãšããŦãŧãŋãŧãããĻããžãã æĨæŦãŽéå˛ĄįåēčēĢã§ããåąąãĢå˛ãžããå ´æã§č˛ãĄãžãããåšŧãã¨ãã¯ãã¤ãå°ããĒčĢãĒãŠã¨éãã ãããčąãæãã ãããĻããžãããčĒåãŽčēĢéˇãčĢãŽãĩã¤ãēãĢå°ãããĒãŖãæŗåãããĒãããčĒįļãŽįãįŠã¨éãã§ããžãããããã¯ãį§ãŽįĩĩãŽãšãŋã¤ãĢã§ãããå°äēēããŽãĢãŧãã¨ãĒãŖãĻããžãã![]() 2. Tell us about your aesthetic.Tension-y lines and humor are important. įˇåŧĩæãŽããįˇã¨ããĻãŧãĸãĸã大äēãĢããĻããžãã3. What is your favourite medium and why?For Illustration work, sketches, etc., I use a calligraphy pen and thin pen. For original artworks, I use the pigment of Japanese traditional paintings. It is chinese ink, natural mineral pigment, Japanese paper etc. Painting materials made of natural materials gives me power. Tension feeling that it can not be modified once drawing is also good. ã¤ãŠãšããŦãŧãˇã§ãŗãŽäģäēãããšãąãããĒãŠã¯ãįããŗãããĒããŗãį¨ããĻããžãããĒãĒã¸ããĢäŊåã¯æĨæŦįģãŽįģæãį¨ããĻããžããåĸ¨ã¨å˛ŠįĩĩãŽå ˇãåį´ãĒãŠã§ããčĒįļįąæĨãŽį´ æã¯ãį§ãĢãã¯ãŧãä¸ããĻãããžããä¸åēĻæãã¨äŋŽæŖãã§ããĒããã¨ããįˇåŧĩæããĒããĒãč¯ãã§ãã4. What is your artistic process like?In illustration drawing at work, I choose the optimal painting material and drawing method according to the contents of work. Depending on the content of the work, the process is also flexible. The process in the original work is always decided. First, decide the motif to draw. Then I will buy some fruits and flowers, or sketch at the botanical garden. When I am engrossed in the sketch of a motif, a dwarf will appear from nowhere. And they are gnawing fruits, climbing flowers, playing with motifs. While being careful not to surprise the small people, I will sketch. After that, we transfer the sketch to Japanese paper with tracing paper and chako paper. Then, I concentrate and draw an ink line. Finally it is complete with coloring with paint. äģäēã§æãã¤ãŠãšããŦãŧãˇã§ãŗã§ã¯ããéĄãĢåãããĻæéŠãĒįģæãæãæšããã§ã¤ãšããĻããžããäģäēãŽå 厚ãĢããããããģãšãæčģãĢå¤ããĻããžãããĒãĒã¸ããĢäŊåã§ãŽãããģãšã¯ããã¤ãæąēãžãŖãĻããžãããžããæããĸããŧããæąēããžãããããĻãããĢãŧããčąã財ãŖãĻããããæ¤įŠåã§ãšãąãããããžãããĸããŧããįŽãŽåãĢããĻãšãąãããããĻããã¨ããŠãããã¨ããĒãå°äēēããããããžãããããĻãåŊŧãã¯ããĢãŧãããããŖãããčąãĢįģãŖããããĸããŧãã¨æ¯ãã¯ãããžããåŊŧããĢæ°ãĨãããĒããããĢãåããæããĒããããããĢãšãąãããããžããããŽãã¨ããšãąãããããŦãŧãˇãŗã°ããŧããŧã¨ããŖãŗããŧããŧã§åį´ãĢãã¤ããžãããããĻãåĸ¨ãåˇããéä¸ããĻåĸ¨ãŽįˇãæããžããæåžãĢįĩĩå ˇã§įåŊŠãããĻåŽæã§ãã5. Who and/or what inspires your work?Picture ideas are inspired by animals, plants, everyday life etc. The style of painting is often affected by Japanese paintings of the Muromachi Period, alternative comics, picture books and the likes. įĩĩãŽãĸã¤ããĸã¯ãåįŠãæ¤įŠãæĨ常ãŽįåãĒãŠãĢã¤ãŗãšãã¤ãĸãåããĻããžããįĩĩãŽãšãŋã¤ãĢã¯ã厤įēæäģŖãŽæĨæŦįžčĄãããĒãĢãŋãããŖããĒãŗããã¯ãįĩĩæŦãĒãŠãĢåŊąéŋãåããäēãå¤ãã§ãã6. What role does art play in your life? How does it change the way you view the world?What I see, I feel, everything leads to my art. Art is my life itself. įŽã§čĻãããŽãæããããŽããšãĻã¯äŊåãĢã¤ãĒããŖãĻããžããäēēįããŽããŽã§ãã![]() 7. Where did you study?At Kyoto Art and Design University, I studied traditional Japanese paintings. äēŦéŊé åŊĸč¸čĄå¤§åĻã§ãæĨæŦįģãååŧˇããžããã8. Where do you see yourself in five years?Five years later, I am 32 years old. I would be happy if I published a lot of picture books. I want to do a lot of work in foreign countries. 5åš´åžã¯ã32æãããããįĩĩæŦãåēįããĻããã嚸ãã§ããæĩˇå¤ã§ããããããäģäēããããã9. What about in ten?After ten years, I am 37 years old. I would like to challenge not only painting but also space design, sculpture, animation etc. I wish to have a big studio. I may live in places that isn't in Japan. 10åš´åžã¯ã37æãįĩĩãĢã¨ãŠãžãããįŠēéããļã¤ãŗãįĢäŊįŠããĸããĄãŧãˇã§ãŗãĒãŠãĢåąéããĻããããã§ãã大ãããšãŋã¸ãĒãæãŖãĻããããããĒããæĨæŦã§ã¯ãĒãæãĢäŊãã§ãããããããžããã10. What do you hope to achieve with your art?I would like to make a theme park. My work becoming a sightseeing spot, becoming an archaeological site after a long time. It is fun to imagine. ããŧãããŧã¯ãäŊãããã§ããį§ãŽäŊåãčĻŗå å°ã¨ãĒããæãįĩãĻéē补ã¨ãĒããããæŗåããã ãã§æĨŊããã§ãã![]() 11. Now, tell us a little more about you as a person: what is your favourite food?Fresh sea urchin, salmon roe, raw meat, raw fish, raw vegetables, fried chicken. I like wild foods that feels like life. ããŦããˇãĨãĒãĻããã¤ã¯ãŠãįčãįéãįéčãããŠã¤ããããŗãįåŊãæããã¯ã¤ãĢããĒéŖãšįŠãåĨŊãã§ãã12. Favourite book?I like Haruki Murakami and Richard Brautigan . æä¸æĨ樚ããããĒããŖãŧããģãããŧããŖãŦãŗãããåĨŊãã§ãã13. Favourite genre of music?I like progressive rock. (pink floyd, penguin cafe orchestra, yes, etc.) ããã°ãŦããˇããģããã¯ãåĨŊãã§ãã(ããŗã¯ããã¤ããããŗãŽãŗãĢãã§ãĒãŧãąãšããŠãã¤ã¨ãšããĒãŠ)14. What are your hobbies?Walking, playing with pet rats and playing the guitar. æŖæŠãããããŽããēãã¨éãļãã¨ããŽãŋãŧãåŧžããã¨ã15. If you weren't an artist, what would you be?It is difficult to imagine. I might be a guitarist. ããžãæŗåãã¤ããžããããŽãŋãĒãšãããã![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Comments are closed.
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