今回「いばらぎのみさき」に改名した宮下美咲は、嵯峨美術大学出身。柔らかなタッチで子どもを描く作家ですが、しばしばその口元からは、空気の泡のようなものが漏れ出しています。その様子は、まるで子どもたちが溺れているかのように見えます。 それは現代の子どもたちが日常的に強いられる息苦しさ、生きづらさと同時に、たとえいまは息苦しくても息を潜めて、水面下でしたたかに、しなやかに生きる強さのようなものを感じさせます。 生きづらさと、しなやかな強さの同居する宮下美咲の絵画世界。どうぞこの機会にご高覧ください。
MIYASHITA Misaki, who changed her name to "IBARAGINO Misaki", is a graduate of Saga Art University. She is an artist who draws children with a soft touch. However the children whom she draws are often leaking bubbles of air out of their mouth. They look as if being drowning. It also gives us the suffocation and difficulty of living that today's children are forced to do on a daily basis, it also gives us a sense of the strength to hold their breath and live boldly and supplely underwater, even if they are suffocating. MIYASHIITA Misaki,a's world of paintings, where the difficulty of living and the supple strength coexist. Please take this opportunity to have a look.
