My artistic research has centered on the issue of identity. Through my participation in this project, I became particularly interested in the Osaka-zu byobu. This artwork depicts figures from various social strata and even presents the recurrence of certain roles across different points in time. However, in the final composition created by the artist, most of the faces appear uniform or are rendered in a simplified manner, making it difficult to distinguish figures of significant status through their faces. Therefore, I aim to utilize the portraits depicted in the screen to construct a unique identification system and assign “identity documents” to selected individuals.Majored in Printmaking at Tokyo University of the Arts. My artistic research focuses on the relationship between reproduction media and printmaking expression, examining the role of reproduction in visual culture and its philosophical and aesthetic significance. In particular, I explore how the transformation of images through reproduction influences the formation of individual and collective identities, analyzing contemporary visual representations and their reception. Additionally, I investigate the understanding of visual expression across cultures and its potential applications in art education.

 

Keyword: Post-digital Age, Digital, Printmaking, Cultural Understanding, Reproduction media, Identity, Cross-Cultural Understanding