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Artworks
Masanori Handa
nakakiyono, 2015Watercolour, oil pastel on paper76.9 x 76.9 cmMasanori Handa’s (b. 1979, Japan) drawings from the nakakiyo no entakukei series (2015 – present) are an extension of his installation piece of the same title. ‘Nakakiyo no’ refers to...Masanori Handa’s (b. 1979, Japan) drawings from the nakakiyo no entakukei series (2015 – present) are an extension of his installation piece of the same title. ‘Nakakiyo no’ refers to a traditional Japanese poem that is widely familiar to Japanese people since the Muromachi period as it was often written on “Takarabune (Treasure ship)”, with well-wishes of having a good dream on New Year’s Day. This poem describes a sea voyage coupled with the comfortable sounds of waves, and dozing away in the middle of the ocean on a long night as if it will never end.1of 9
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