thought X layer

Themes of opposites that are found in the world that humans inhabit, such as “the individual and the collective”, “silence and noise”, “light and shade”, have been explored, employing different methods and sensibilities, by Akinori Ueno (CGI movie) and Miki Ueno (paintings), who are at once part of a group, otherwise known as a married couple (a collective), as well as being individual creators, and by combining these different elements, they have together created one piece of work.

In Buddhism, the “lotus (lotus flower)” that emerges from the muddy waters to produce a pure and beautiful flower symbolizes the wisdom and compassion of Buddha, and like the words of the Chinese proverb -“the lotus springs from the mud yet remains unstained” - the lotus is a flower of purification that grows untainted in the mud.

The mud is then interpreted as representing the profane world, and the “lotus (lotus flower)” that spreads its blooms and leaves with vitality not despite of but because of the mud, acts as a symbol of the determination and toughness of life (and living beings).

When paintings and video images are combined to create layers, new visual perceptions, illusions, and sensibilities (feelings) are born, and these in turn become layers that overlap with the layers of thought that emanate from the viewer, thereby adding a further dimension.

painting X 2(80.3cm X 116.7cm)
movie 357cm X 218cm : 4min 58sec

CGI movie : Akinori UENO
painting : Miki UENO
piano : Tadashi Suenaga