The Story Next Door, Sound of the Wind

“ The Story Next Door, Sound of the Wind ”　　2025　　45.8 x 38.0 cm 

alkyd resin, oil and charcoal on canvas

The monster depicted by Nishi may be an expression and symbol of the boy's violent nature and anxiety. In this work, too, the story is unfolding, but the differences from his previous works are also clearly expressed. We can see the coordination of the black color and the accompanying diversification and clarification of the colors. In this thickly painted work, the silver, blue, and green colors are enhanced by the black and give a sense of opulence.

Nishi Taishi has drawn stories about the boy's violence and anxiety on canvas using characters called “monsters.” I felt signs of change in Art Osaka's new work the other day, and now I feel that change. I think the motifs I showed at the first solo exhibition “The Conductor” at this gallery in 2017 and the characters developed since then have merged in a good way, and the paintability has become strong and intense. In that sense, the current exhibition “Rain Falling in the Distance” is a compilation of Western productions so far, and it is an exhibition where future directions can be anticipated.