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Published: 2012-10-03 12:44:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 442; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 0
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Description This was done for a group show in Kobe. Want to buy a print? Go here: [link] !

Here's my artist's statement:

For the theme of “The Other Side of the Surface,” I wanted to try and portray an emotion that most people try to hide. The emotion I chose is anxiety. “There are butterflies in my stomach” is a common English idiom used to describe that nervous feeling in your gut. I always thought it was a cute phrase, but after teaching it to some Japanese friends I realized what a gross image it really is. I think the gross image is even more appropriate for the emotion.

“表面の裏側”のテーマで、人間の隠れた感情を表現しました。私が選んだ感情は“不安”です。英語に“お腹にチョウチョがいる”という表現があります。意味は不安や心配事がある時の体の状態です。私は今までかわいい表現だと思っていましたが、日本人にこの表現を教えていくなかで、なんて気持ち悪いイメージだろうと気付きました。しかし、その気持ち悪いイメージこそ人間の不安な感情を現していると思います。
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Comments: 2

Chimericalnouss [2013-05-02 14:30:25 +0000 UTC]

PHENOMENAL WORK!

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GregoryThorn [2012-10-03 14:59:43 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful!

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