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A guaranteed personality, 2023

Hirotaka Suzuki

Original artwork details12 x 24 x 1.25 in

Acrylic on canvas

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About Hirotaka Suzuki

Perhaps I am painting the cruelty of contemporary life because it is in opposition to my naïve outlook.

In contrast to the physical features of my paintings, I think I am visualising my feeling of anxiety in contemporary life.

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About this artwork

At first it came from the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The negative aspects of humanity, such as greed, ego and deception, overwhelmed me a lot. Honestly, I could understand not only the emotions of the Ukrainian side, but also the intentions of the Russian army. We draw lines between good and evil, good deeds and bad deeds, morality and immorality, beauty and ugliness. These lines cause us suffering. I don't deny the distinction between good and evil. What we need is not to blindly obey the rules and to have our own judgment. We need to speculate and understand other people's emotions and to understand the existence of compassion.

We are not perfect. Everyone is hated and loved, supported and opposed by someone. We have to know that every single person does not have a perfect personality.

I gathered the components from different fields. English rock band The Clash, who were active in the '70s and '80s, their famous third album, "London Calling", gave me the image of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar on the floor. Also, I cited "A guaranteed personality" from the song, "Lost in the Supermarket" in the album to be arranged in a way that reflects oneself.
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