'Shadows of Candleholders'
'Shadows of Candleholders'
This is the final piece of the shadow series at Nihei Furukaguten,; I came across these candleholders there.
(If interested, please check my past two posts: 'A Shadow of Red Berries' and 'A Green Shadow')
These candleholders already look old and rusty. So if they had been placed in a basket, I might not have appreciated the beauty of their forms. However, after being hung on the wall, the spikes depicted dignified elegance, and their shadows were complex and attractive beyond just what they were originally made for. I was amazed.
333 x 242 mm, 13.1 x 9.5 in, Framed: 360 x 268 mm, 14.2 x 10.6 in, 2022
Oil on canvas
'ろうそく立ての影'
こちらは先日から続く影シリーズの最後の一枚。（過去の投稿「赤い実の影」「A Green Shadow」も併せてどうぞ）
この燭台、なかなか年季の入ったお品のように見えました。もしカゴの中で陳列されていたら、私はただ「古いろうそく立てだなぁ」としか思わなかったかもしれません。
でもこの日、壁に飾られた姿を見て驚きました。針は実に凛としており、伸びた影にも、蝋燭のための道具を超えた美しさが宿っていました。
キャンバスに油彩、2022年
