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夜空(ニューヨーク)

Night Sky, New York

村上肥出夫

MURAKAMI Hideo

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村上肥出夫

MURAKAMI Hideo

Title
夜空(ニューヨーク)Night Sky, New York
Year
1964(昭和39)年1964
Medium
油彩・板(パネル), 額装なしOil on wooden panel, No framed
Dims/Durs
162×91.0;外寸:162×91×4.5
Collection
サイトウミュージアムSaitou Museum
Accession number
1569000
Notes
作品解説: 昨年のパリに引き続き、村上は4月にあこがれのニューヨークを訪れた。本作はタイトルの通り、夜空が画面を大きく占め、当時ニューヨークでもっとも高いエンパイヤステートビルを中心に林立する摩天楼を捉えている。ビルの重厚感は絵具の厚みだけでなく、ぐいぐいと押し付けるように塗られたその凹凸によっても表されている。下方のオレンジ色になった空は夕焼けであろうか、それとも町の明かりが空に反射しているのであろうか。重々しい夜空はうねるように描かれ、おどろおどろしさ、不気味さをも感じることができる。村上肥出夫の代表作の一点だと言えよう。 この絵を描いた前年、無名であった村上は銀座での展覧会で一五〇点余りの新作を発表し、衝撃的なデビューを飾った。支援を受けた兜屋画廊店主の計らいで、パリに引き続き、あこがれのニューヨークを訪れた。 本作はタイトルの通り、夜空が画面を大きく占め、当時ニューヨークでもっとも高いエンパイアステートビルを中心に林立する摩天楼をとらえている。ビルの重厚感は絵具の厚みだけでなく、ぐいぐいと押し付けるように塗られたその凹凸によっても表されている。下方のオレンジ色になった空は夕焼けであろうか、それとも町の明かりが空に反射しているのであろうか。 重々しい夜空はうねるように描かれ、おどろおどろしさ、不気味さをも感じることができる。こうした荒々しい筆致によって心の奥底を表現する具象絵画は、一九七〇年代の後半から世界各地で流行した。村上は時代が少し早すぎた感がある。(サイトウミュージアム学芸員 田中善明)Description: Following his visit to Paris last year, Murakami visited his dream city of New York in April. As the title suggests, the night sky dominates the painting, which depicts a forest of skyscrapers centering on the Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York at the time. The massive feeling of the buildings is expressed not only by the thickness of the paint, but also by the unevenness of the paint, which is applied as if the artist were pressing down hard on the buildings. The orange sky below may be a sunset, or perhaps the lights of the town reflected in the sky. The heavy night sky is painted in an undulating manner, giving the painting a frightening and eerie feeling. This is one of Hideo Murakami's masterpieces. The year before he painted this picture, Murakami, who was still an unknown artist, made his debut with an exhibition of more than 150 new works at an exhibition in Ginza. He visited New York, a city he had longed to see, following Paris, through the arrangement of the owner of Kabutoya Gallery, which had given him support. As the title suggests, the night sky dominates the painting, which depicts a forest of skyscrapers centering on the Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York at the time. The massive feeling of the buildings is expressed not only by the thickness of the paint, but also by the unevenness of the paint, which is applied as if the artist is pressing down hard on the buildings. The orange sky below may be a sunset, or perhaps the lights of the city reflecting in the sky. The heavy night sky is painted in an undulating manner, giving the painting a frightening and eerie feeling. Figurative paintings that express the depths of the mind with such rough brushstrokes became popular in many parts of the world in the late 1970s. Murakami's work seems to be a little too early for the times. (Yoshiaki Tanaka, curator, Saito Museum of Art)
  • Data created by Saitou Museum. Provided October 10, 2023.
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