83. A window into another place
Exquisite detail, a feast for the eyes.
suggested reading method
To best savour this artwork, please take a moment to eliminate distractions. Consider minimizing all other windows on your computer; putting other devices (phone, tv etc) aside; taking a deep breath, to the full extent of your lung capacity; and focusing solely on the “artwork” section.
Once you’ve processed that to your satisfaction, the rest of the post is optional reading, provided only to share my own impressions and reasons for choosing this piece.
artwork
“Falling water” by Fujiko Rose. Diptych with gold leaf and ink on silk, mounted on wood panels.
interpretation
To me, the best word for Fujiko Rose’s artwork is exquisite. She has an incredible eye for detail, and her style can range from graphic to realistic at will: sparingly applied, to beautiful effect. Throughout her body of work, she demonstrates consistently excellent composition. From simple flowers to power stations and complex Italian buildings, I am in love with all of it.
I chose this piece because I resonated with the sepia tone and gold lines, which brilliantly evoke the essence of Frank Lloyd Wright’s classic house. The use of negative space is a perfect foil to the meticulous detail; equally, the clean lines are a foil to the spray of trees around the house. The view looking out from inside the house is also rendered with restraint and care. These are the kinds of pieces I would love to display in my home. Whenever I glanced up at these paeans to architecture, I would be transported to a calm and quiet place.
context
Fujiko Rose (b. 1997) is an artist of British and Japanese heritage based in Hertfordshire, England. She won SkyArts’ televised Landscape Artist of the Year contest in 2019 and has exhibited at several galleries in London.
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