A clock in your house
| Item Number | tk008502 |
| Item Name | Canvasworks |
| Price | Building from the park: 16,800 yen |
| Limited | No |
| Size | Building from the park: |
| Material | Canvas |
| Payment Methods | PayPal |
| Shipping | Shipping costs will be emailed after order (all items ship from Japan) |
| Time to delivery | 1 week |
| Notes | Returns are not accepted. |
| Buyer | Mikayama |
Living with art
Strangely, I imagined the world of Mitsubai and "art", particularly painting, to be of slightly different breeds.
Personally speaking, I am not one to decorate my walls with paintings. Paintings which are also always too expensive to afford.
Of course I want to live in a world filled with things I like, but for some reason paintings were not one of them.
But.
Recently I had the opportunity to speak with someone vastly knowledgeable of the art world, an editor in fact. That person studied art and said, "I think of art and painting as a natural extension of what you like. Art isn't for the 'privileged'. I'm sure a young gal in Shibuya could find something perfect for her walls. In the end it comes down to: do you like it or not? It's the same for Mitsubai Tokyo, right?"
Right on.
However, we aren't going to turn Mitsubai into a gallery selling paintings. This time I'd like to introduce a picture with a "realistic clock in background".
Building from the park: 16,000 yen
Station front: 20,000 yen
Is this clock real?!
Actually there's a clock hidden behind the canvas
Everyday scenery
I don't know if it's because I work in real estate, or because I studied architecture, but I really like ordinary scenery. Perhaps because ordinary scenery doesn't deceive. Does that mean I'm always aware of my surroundings? Not really. Sometimes I'm impressed. It's difficult to explain, but I'll see something and think, "Wow, that's beautiful!"
In making their piece, the Noto's apparently had a very difficult time finding "ordinary scenery", which was just right. They needed a landscape which included a clock - not as easy as one may think. So the Noto's called friends and gathered as much information on neighborhood
clocks as possible. Of course they had to go and see each clock in person, and so they drove and drove around town. Finally, they found gold: an ordinary landscape with a clock.
I'm not sure if that's why, but if you put this picture on your wall it blends in naturally, almost with unnatural ease. It's like a window. Because it's ordinary it just blends in with the colors of life.
Let's keep in mind, this work isn't merely a picture, but a clock. Only the clock itself is real. It's a bit difficult to explain in words,
but...
It looks like this (see photo to the left). The texture is a mark of the Noto's. You grasp the feel of the work with a glance, but it's difficult to explain in words. For example, think of the famous series of T-shirts, "Shikisai". On the shirt is a bathtub complete with plug and chain, except the chain is real.
Blends in perfectly...
Take a close look...
Life with paintings (for beginners)
I don't know if it's because I found this work, but after seeing it I started thinking about decorating my walls at home with paintings. If it's a picture like this, which looks like an extension of everyday life, it won't weird out the ambiance of my room. If someone comes and
says, "Your hanging paintings!", I can respond with, "Nope, it's just a clock". I guess it still feels a little odd. So that's why I think of this piece as being perfect for beginners.
Ah, by the way, the Noto's had such a difficult time finding these landscapes, they'd love it if you could share those in your life. Please take a photo and send it to them. One day a clock based on your photo may appear...
For more information on the Noto's:
> Designer Duo Noto's
At the Noto's home
At novelax
The Noto's: not quite ordinary