りんごのはなしー私のりんごをみつけた日 Ⅱ

The “apple” has long been portrayed as a symbol of desire, knowledge, and choice in various stories—from myths and fairy tales to contemporary culture. In this series, I use apples and characters to explore the emotions people encounter as they grow.

For this piece, I drew on my own memories of experiencing my “apple” and projected the version of myself from when I was taking piano lessons.

This oil-on-canvas painting features a composition in which a single leg appears to float in space, with an apple resting on its knee in perfect balance. The bold arrangement, reminiscent of Surrealism, is set against a vivid pink background. The sophisticated contrast between the red of the shoe and the apple—both in the same color family—lends the painting a strong pop aesthetic and a contemporary graphic sensibility.

The artist uses gradients to distinguish between the soft shading of the skin and the lustrous sheen of the apple and shoe.(Curator’s Comment)

Signed on the back of the work