(ENG)
This is my original artwork.
"Sprinkling water"
Acrylic on Canvas,31.8x41cm,2026
Uchimizu is a traditional Japanese custom of sprinkling water on the ground on hot summer days to lower the temperature through evaporative cooling and create a sense of coolness. However, summers have become so hot recently that it’s unclear whether something as simple as uchimizu can actually make it cooler. In this painting, the red and orange hues represent the air, which seems to be burning with heat, while splashes of light blue paint depict the act of sprinkling water.
Still, I wonder if we’ll have another scorching summer this year.
(JPN)
これは私が創った作品です。
「打ち水」
キャンバスにアクリル、31.8x41cm、2026
打ち水とは、夏の暑い日に地面に水をまいて、気化熱で気温を下げて涼しくする日本の伝統的な風習です。ただ最近の夏は暑くなり過ぎて、打ち水ぐらいで涼しくなるかどうかわかりません。この絵では赤や橙色で、暑さで燃えそうな空気を表し、そこに水色系の絵具をぶちまけて打ち水の様子を表しています。
それにしても、今年もあの焼け付くような夏がくるのでしょうか。