text: Ryuichi Oka will introduce the techniques of his artwork !
  (Actual production scene)
  Oka uses a traditional technique called Yuzen Dyeing, which was developed in the Edo period✨
  Kimonos are also dyed by the same technique.
  〜Why Yuzen Dyeing?
  Oka-san has always loved to draw with lines, and among dyeing techniques, yuzen dyeing was the most suitable for drawing lines on cloth and fabric.
  He creates his works with an awareness of the sparseness of the lines and the margins.
  As you can see in the photo above (⬆︎), Oka's work consists of a three-tiered structure: the first layer of color on top of the foil, and the second layer of silk with lines on top of that.
  The first layer expresses color on top of the foil, and the second layer expresses lines on top of the first layer.
  About the method of production
  Oka first sketches the cityscape and then creates the main painting based on the sketches.
  The base of the painting is made by mixing plaster and plaster to create a matiere, which is then applied to the screen of the panel to which the netting is fixed.
  When the matiere is dry, the netting fixed to the panel is removed to create a raised mesh-like base.
  As shown in the photo below (⬇︎), a mysterious ground can be created!
  When the base is dry, silver foil is applied and the sulfur reaction causes the foil to change color.
  (Oka is good at sulfur reaction of foil, and when he was a university student, he knew more about it than his friends who were studying conservation 😳)
  ) Oka evenly reacts the silver foil to turn it gold, but it is extremely difficult to control the sulfur reaction, and it is truly a superb technique that only Oka can perform!
  Yuzen Dyeing Procedure
  Two layers of silk are used for color and line expression.
  The photo below (⬇︎) shows masking with glue the area to be drawn before dyeing.
  After masking, the entire area is dyed.
  The photo above shows the scene of dyeing the silk for line drawing, but at the same time, the silk for coloring is also produced. ⬇︎
  After both silks are dyed, they are stretched together at the end.
  The silk is dyed in several layers to form a single work of art.
  When you actually see the work, you can feel the depth of the work.
  You can see that there is one layer of color on top of the foil, and a second layer of lines on top of that.
  By overlaying multiple layers of silk in this way, a mysterious sense of depth is expressed.
  Incidentally, although there are many square standard works in this exhibition, he originally produced mainly vertical works, and it seems that he produced square standard works for the first time in this exhibition!
  Translated with DeepL.com (free version)