The Story Next Door, Shadow of a Star

“ The Story Next Door, Shadow of a Star ”　　2025　　41.3 x 32.0 cm

alkyd resin, oil and charcoal on canvas

This work seems to have the same motif as “Sound of the Wind”. Here we see shimmering silver. That and the presence of a cute monster.

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.