Natsumi Tomita [Iki Iki Ikimono Exhibit] / 富田菜摘 「いきいきいきもの展」

 

 

 

As I was walking around Central Park in West Shinjuku, I saw this sign for some type of art exhibit. As there was no entrance fee and today was the last day, I decided to take a peak. The title of the exhibit is [Mono mono ikimono exhibit].  I'm not a major art buff but what I saw from outside the building, the art pieces looked rather interesting.  On further investigation, this exhibit was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Shinjuku Ward Residents Gallery.  So that's what this yellow building was.  The art was created by Natsumi Tomita. Her art is created by everyday things you would find around the house or for lack of a better term - pieces of garbage.  Perhaps a better explanation would be "recycle art".  As I took a close look at each piece, I could see they were made from bottle caps, cans, thimbles, body of a guitar, ashtrays, straws, irons, fans, clocks and a whole lot of other stuff.  And all the pieces were made into animals (thus the name of the exhibit - ikimono translates to living things).  I'm glad I took the time to check it out. Take a close look at each piece to see what they are made of.

 

中央公園を探索中にあの展望台からみた黄色いビルの前に歩いた。今日は無料のアートの展示会があったので、外からちょっと覗いてみたら面白そうの作品がいっぱいあった。無料だし、まだ時間もあったので、入ってみた。このビルは新宿の区民ギャラリー。本日のアート展は区民ギャラリーの２５周年の記念の為に開催してた。自分はアートに関する知識は非常に低く、でもちょっと興味がわいてたのでゆっくり観察しました。展示会のアーティストは富田菜摘作品。もちろん私は彼女は知りませんが、作品は捨てれた身近のものを拾い集めて、いきものをテーマにいろんな作品を生み出す。本当に面白い。私たちがごみしか見えないものは彼女の目からアート作品が出来る。作品一つ一つを見ると使われてるものはボトルキャップや缶、壊れたギター、灰皿、ストロ、アイアン、扇風機、時計、等等。本当に面白い。見に行ってよかったと思う。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yep, sometimes its good to take in a bit of culture for oneself.  I coudn't decide which was my favorite.  They were all so interesting and original.  If I had to pick three, it would be the chameleon, the big Komodo dragon like thing and maybe a tie between the snake, the big Dodo birds or the bottle cap bug.  Finding things like this exhibit are what make my random, no plan walks a lot of fun.  I think I might go on another random walk today as the weather is looking really nice out.

 

やっぱり文化的のものも悪くないね。個人で一番の気入りの作品を選ぶのが難しい。３を選べなきゃいけないなら、カメレオン、あのコモドドラゴンみたいなやつと、ううん、蛇か、でっかい鳥か、あのボトルキャップで作られたヤモリみたいなやつかな。こういうぶらぶら散歩でこういう発見があるから楽しい。今日天気も良いし、どっか散歩に出かけようっと。