Title：LOVE・SMILE・FUTURE
Year：2017
Size(mm)：W 300 × H 600
Technique and material：Sumi ink on Japanese traditional paper ‘washi’
【Artwork Details】
A work of art that was sold at a charity auction.
The title is "LOVE, SMILE, FUTURE".
The auction was organized by ACE, an NGO that works to protect children around the world from child labor.
NGO ACE, which works to protect children from child labor around the world.
Many children are still exploited by child labor around the world.
We participated in this charity auction to spread awareness of this problem in Japan and to bring smiles to the faces of as many children as possible.
The theme of this charity auction was "Let's eliminate child labor through the power of art!
This work, which uses rivets used for clothing and has a message peeking out from inside, is meant to "give children a future full of love, smiles, and hope.
In 2017, he created a number of these riveted window series.
At first glance, it looks like a simple ink blot, but upon closer inspection, the riveted windows are made of ink droplets, revealing the message.
I think it is an interesting idea.