Currently, he is focusing on creating works with kintsugi motifs, but before that, he was creating works that fused ink and flowers. I wanted to be able to use brush letters in my design work, so I participated in a calligraphy workshop in 2005. Then, he was impressed by the powerful, powerful, and ability to pursue even more freedom, so he decided to learn calligraphy. I also started learning ikebana, and I decided to create a work by crossing ink and flowers, which was the first step in creating × ink flower works.
I was in the Faculty of Education at university, and in my fourth year, I felt that I wanted to go on to a design-related job, so I took an art class. After graduating from university, I got a job at a printing company, where I was introduced to a design company and started my current career as a graphic designer. I loved drawing from a young age, but I didn't come from an art club or art school.
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In works that combine ink and flowers, the appearance changes over time as the flowers wither. Just like a flower gradually withering. I think that the moment of withering is also wonderful, and I express the fleeting life and change through my works.
Things that have life grow old and will be lost someday. However, I feel that every moment is special and a magnificent time is flowing. Both ink and flowers are the art of the moment, so I was creating my work thinking that the same time would never come again.
I wanted to try my hand at exhibiting overseas, so I expanded into overseas markets as well. However, since fresh flowers are used, they need to be procured locally for exhibition, which was a challenge. So, when I collaged my work, I found it very interesting. One day, when I was feeling the charm of collages, I saw Kintsugi on social media. So, next time, I was inspired by Kintsugi and created a work in which gold paint is applied between the papers. This led to the start of the production of works with the motif of kintsugi. I get inspiration for my work by watching something like a movie or a landscape, and by emptying my head and making it clear.
Kintsugi is a technique of repairing broken things, so the theme is to express imperfection and making it more beautiful than it was. This imperfection comes down from my complex, and I also think that people with gaps and a little eccentricity are more attractive than perfect people.
If you live for a long time, you may feel bad or hurt. I would like to cherish the process of taking the time to face and repair the wounds of the past, and accepting my clumsiness and complexes. I think it's nice to repair such a wound.
Looking back on my activities so far, I feel very happy when I finish it, even though I struggle with the fact that I may not be able to do it. Sometimes you do a lot of trial and error, such as coloring the image and thinking about the placement, and you still don't like it for days, and it can take about 1-2 weeks to complete. Then, the memory of what you felt at the beginning may fade. However, it is interesting that the memory fades, and I think that the new charm is that my own beliefs and feelings are added more and more, and it becomes something different.
Overseas, by exhibiting works that combine ink and flowers, we received many reactions to their rarity. I remember that I was very happy because the American people had a big reaction and it was easy to understand. On the other hand, it was impressive to see the French people seriously looking at the works and facing them. Also, the reaction to the work was rich in words and very artistic.
I am currently working on a project with a French person, so I would like to continue to look at the overseas market not only in Japan but also abroad. I've always wanted to work with people overseas, so I'm really happy that that dream has come true. In the future, I would like to further increase the range of expression, such as listening to music at concerts and incorporating that image into my work.
Hisae Sasaki repeatedly completes his work through trial and error, sometimes taking one to two weeks. I also enjoy the process of my work changing as my memories fade and assumptions and feelings are added. Expectations are high for Hisae Sasaki's future activities, which will turn the reaction overseas into power, and pursue new possibilities of expression, such as listening to music at concerts and incorporating that image into his works.