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妖怪 / Yōkai (no.5) Painting

Andrew Weir

Japan

Painting, Acrylic on Paper

Size: 14.1 W x 18.8 H x 0.1 D in

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About The Artwork

The title and palette for this piece was inspired by an afternoon I spent with my 5 year old nephew in his home in Niigata (Japan). We were playing 'karuta' (かるた) with his collection of cards that had illustrations of various kinds of Yōkai (妖怪) These are ghosts or monsters in Japanese folklore. This piece (& my recent work) is interested in exploring the emotional response of moving from one culture to another and continues to pursue my fascination with the relationship between symbols (for example language, or mythological symbolism) and the possibility of meaning that they contain. How one series of lines can be immediately recognized as holding meaning to someone while to another they are (at that moment) meaningless. This recognition of the power of symbols shapes our perceptions of the world and consequently directly affect how (and why) we act. Moreover, these systems of symbols which we have created and use to communicate have a fragile and ephemeral nature. Words lose their 'original' meaning and change. Languages are lost, discovered and created. Symbols which were once taboo and progressive become pedestrian and mundane. These tools (symbols) which we use are pathways to understanding our past, present and where we want to be as individuals and as societies in the future. This transience is acknowledged through my working process. I am more interested in the actual process as opposed to the completion. I work and re-work my paintings adding, removing layers until a form appears which I then develop upon.

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Painting:Acrylic on Paper

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Size:14.1 W x 18.8 H x 0.1 D in

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Andrew Weir (agnosticforms@gmail.com) was born in Scotland. He studied at Gray's School of Art (Robert Gordon University) and graduated with BA(hons) in 2003. As part of his degree he also studied at the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts, The Netherlands. In late 2022 he and his wife moved to Japan. He has a studio in Tokyo. Andrew Weir has exhibited in galleries across Europe, Australia, Asia, & North America. His work is also held in private collections around the world. His work is influenced by artists like; Antonio Tapies, Franz Klein, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, William De Kooning & Ian Hamilton Finlay. Ideas held within Wabi-sabi (侘寂) and shodō (書道) (Japanese Calligraphy) are also sources of inspiration.

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