A super exciting thing happened here on Saturday, with one of the most varied, intriguing and fascinating university exhibitions ever happening within exhibition rooms 101-a and 102 courtesy of five students of Temple University's Japan Campus.
写真を見たら絶対本物を見たくなりますよね。土曜日１日のみの展示だったので、
昨日紹介出来なくてごめんなさい。
It's truly unfortunate that the exhibition has already concluded, because with 100% certainly viewing the following report will have you regretting what you missed, or wishing to visit in person a second time if you caught it.
テンプル大学の セイ バイオレット星, アリーシャ スケールズ, 大川紘平, 藤川 亜矢, オッケ マヘンドラタ, エンクズル バタジャラガルの素晴らしいディスプレーをご覧下さい！
Behold the impressive displays of work by Temple University students Sei Violette, Alisha Scales, Kohei Okawa, Aya Fujikawa and Enkhzul Batjargal~!
101-aに入ってすぐ、アリーシャ スケールズさんの美しい絵画に出会いました。
Walking into 101-a introduced you directly to the beautiful art of student Alisha Scales:
カンバスの大きさやテクスチャーが特に好きです。オイルペイントで人はどこまで出来るのか、何が出来るのかということを、アリーシャさんの作品で思い知りました。
I love in particular the combination of the sheer size of her canvases and the sense of texture she is able to produce from brush strokes alone, to say nothing of her ability to bring out the absolute best of what oil paint is capable of.
I love in particular the combination of the sheer size of her canvases and the sense of texture she is able to produce from brush strokes alone, to say nothing of her ability to bring out the absolute best of what oil paint is capable of.
油絵の３枚がそれぞれ今年作ったもので、それぞれがとても目立ちます。
適当に見ることが出来ません。目が離せなくなります。
Each of the three oil on canvas works she has on display are from this year, and each prove her talents at stopping observers dead in their tracks. There is no such thing as merely looking over a piece by Alisha Scales as each grabs you, seizes your attention and provokes you into thought ♡
適当に見ることが出来ません。目が離せなくなります。
Each of the three oil on canvas works she has on display are from this year, and each prove her talents at stopping observers dead in their tracks. There is no such thing as merely looking over a piece by Alisha Scales as each grabs you, seizes your attention and provokes you into thought ♡
次の才能のあるテンプル大学の学生がバイオレット星さん。
Another up-and-coming young talent of Temple University, Japan is artist Sei Violette:
見ても何で作ったかすぐに分からないので、すごく好きです。
オイルペイント？Photoshop？それとも夢の材料？
I am particularly fond of her work because it is all but impossible to tell at first glance what medium it is that she utilizes so flawlessly. Oil paint? Photoshop? The substance dreams are made of?
オイルペイント？Photoshop？それとも夢の材料？
I am particularly fond of her work because it is all but impossible to tell at first glance what medium it is that she utilizes so flawlessly. Oil paint? Photoshop? The substance dreams are made of?
答えはオイルペイントやアクリル、ラインストーンなんですけど、そのことを知ってもバイオレット星さん（Facebookでもっとも見れますよ）によってミクストメディアという言葉を、新しく見つめ直すことになりました。
The answer is largely a combination of oil paint, acrylic paint and an expert application of rhinestones, but even with that knowledge you could swear artist Sei Violette (more to see on her Facebook page) has unlocked some secret of artistic expression and redefined mixed-media as a whole ♡
続いては、藤川 亜矢さんの作品。これも絶対目を離せない：
Continuing around the exhibition room will bring you to the stunning work of student Aya Fujikawa, and good luck ever tearing your eyes away:
見てすぐに、作品の中に発見したのはエモーションです。
美しいイラストの中には秘話がありまして、バランスや色、テキスチャーの組み合わせが見る人を惹き付けてやみません。
What strikes you first and strikes you strong at your initial glance over artist Aya Fujikawa's exhibition is emotion. Beyond the beautifully illustrated subject of the work itself is an entire untold story, reaching out to you through the beautiful balance, color and texture of the work that reaches out and draws you in covertly, but without mercy.
藤川 亜矢さんの絵画をもっと知らなければいけない、と感じてしまう程魅力的です。もっと見たい。もっと知りたい。
色の使い方がめっちゃ好き♡
Aya Fujikawa's work portrays just enough to fascinate you, but no where near enough to satisfy your curiosity and always leaving you wishing you could know and could see more. I cannot get over my love of her use of color ♡
ここで絵画作品が終わり、大川紘平の素敵な写真になりますよ：
Moving on from the awe-inspiring accomplishments of these Temple University's students with oil paint on canvas we are met with Kohei Okawa's fantastic photography:
それぞれのタイトルが「Untitled」なのですが、大川紘平さんの素晴らしい写真自体から伝えたいテーマが直接伝わって来ます。
Each and every shot is marked "Untitled", photographer Kohei Okawa allowing each of his beautiful, expertly captured photographs to speak for themselves and, subsequently, leave the viewer speechless.
写真の撮影が大変難しいので、大川さんの本物の写真を見る機会があったら、是非是非見て下さい♡
Expert photography is possibly the most difficult things on earth to photograph, making Kohei Okawa's work in particular something you should certainly never miss should you have the fortunate opportunity to see it in person ♡
102に行くと、マルチな才能のバイオレット星さんの作品がもう一度出て来ます：
Moving onto room 102 visitors are met with an extension of exhibition "Mitosis"'s photographic half, spear-headed by the return of multi-talented artist Sei Violette:
星さんの沢山のスキルの中で、１番楽しいのが色の使い方です。
There are clearly countless wonders to do with the magic of photography that artist Sei Violette has already mastered, but the most obvious and perhaps most delightful is her fantastic understanding and subsequent manipulation of color.
色や形の組み合わせが最高〜
Color and shape strike you together as an abstract concept independent of the objects projecting them, first and foremost, allowing you to absorb and interpret what your eyes perceive only after the wordless expression of her work that hits you first.
星さんの才能も写真でちゃんと伝えることが難しいけれど、エンクズル バタジャラガルさんの写真展の素晴らしさをブログだけで伝えるのは、特に難しいです！
And, as if student Sei Violette's fantastic artistic strengths were not difficult enough to properly portray via photos of photos, last of exhibition "Mitosis" comes photographer Enkhzul Batjargal's photographic series, "The Dream Paralysis".
美しさや魅力が分かるように、写真や文言だけで伝えることが無理だと思います。現物と向かい合って熟孝するしか本当にないです。
It is all but impossible to properly put across the beauty and intrigue, the sheer amount of time you must spend viewing and contemplating the achievements of student Enkhzul Batjargal in photographs and words alone.
１枚ずつで見ると展示のメッセージをちゃんと伝えられないので、フォトグラファーエンクズル バタジャラガルさんが戻ってきて、今回見れなかった方の為に素敵な写真展示をもう１回してくれたら、すごくありがたいですね♡
Viewing each image individually takes significantly away from the strength of the impression of the exhibition as a whole, so hopefully photographer Enkhzul Batjargal returns for another display of her awe-inspiring photographic capabilities to give those who missed the opportunity this time another chance to enjoy it to its fullest♡
今日の展示の優秀な学生の皆様、本当にありがとうございました！
将来の素晴らしい写真、絵画、作品にすごく楽しみにしています！
A big, big thank you to each and every Temple University student who took the time to put their exceedingly impressive talents on display with us, and we look forward to seeing the doubtlessly amazing work they are certain to achieve in the near future!
