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Mujoh #2

Paul Hamanaka

2017 • Spain • Oil, Objects on Canvas , Wood

59 x 87 in

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Medium : Oil, Objects on Canvas , Wood
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Dimensions : 59.1x86.6in

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When I find old, broken, rotten, ruined things on the street or next to the garbage bin, I often find myself attracted to their beauties. I try to listen to and understand their stories and histories. After picking them up, I try to imagine how to convey their stories in my art in which I often apply one of Japanese aesthetic concepts, Mono no Awáré, It is a sensitive, empathetic response to the ephemeral world, and transient state of things. … In this Mujoh (Nothing permanent) series, I incorporate with Noh mask used in the traditional Noh theater in Japan. Each mask represents different emotions. In #2, I used an old, rotten, and rusted piece of metal sheet with mask, Young Woman, because her smile is saying to me, "Everything is OK even though everything will be destroyed sooner or later."

Paul Hamanaka

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Mujoh #2

$15,850