YOD TOKYO & Editions

During COVID, he continues to work from an interest in the self that has gone inward,
memories of family and the past, and by repeatedly chewing on the same subject
matter and enjoying the slight changes that arise in the process.

In recent years, he has been working on a series of still-life paintings ‘on the table’, in which objects from his living space are placed on the table.
The apple, which has appeared frequently in his work since the COVID, was initially treated as a symbol of wisdom.
Recently, however, I have been depicting it as a motif meaning that the eugenic philosophy (the wise ones, the species that can evolve to suit the environment survive) is not necessarily correct, and that it is a hypothesis because people have wisdom, and that it was ‘just a coincidence and we were lucky’.
The snake, which also appears frequently in Western art, is sometimes treated as a symbol of rebirth because of its repeated moults, and is depicted from the hopeful perspective that such a thing could happen in the case of the COVID. It is also inspired by the fact that “Adam and Eve, the first humans, were seduced by the serpent to eat the fruit of wisdom”, which is also associated with the apple fruit.

Finally, I would like to share with the viewer some memories of the pleasant events that take place on the table.

During COVID, he continues to work from an interest in the self that has gone inward,
memories of family and the past, and by repeatedly chewing on the same subject
matter and enjoying the slight changes that arise in the process.

In recent years, he has been working on a series of still-life paintings ‘on the table’, in which objects from his living space are placed on the table.
The apple, which has appeared frequently in his work since the COVID, was initially treated as a symbol of wisdom.
Recently, however, I have been depicting it as a motif meaning that the eugenic philosophy (the wise ones, the species that can evolve to suit the environment survive) is not necessarily correct, and that it is a hypothesis because people have wisdom, and that it was ‘just a coincidence and we were lucky’.
The snake, which also appears frequently in Western art, is sometimes treated as a symbol of rebirth because of its repeated moults, and is depicted from the hopeful perspective that such a thing could happen in the case of the COVID. It is also inspired by the fact that “Adam and Eve, the first humans, were seduced by the serpent to eat the fruit of wisdom”, which is also associated with the apple fruit.

Finally, I would like to share with the viewer some memories of the pleasant events that take place on the table.

During COVID, he continues to work from an interest in the self that has gone inward,
memories of family and the past, and by repeatedly chewing on the same subject
matter and enjoying the slight changes that arise in the process.

In recent years, he has been working on a series of still-life paintings ‘on the table’, in which objects from his living space are placed on the table.
The apple, which has appeared frequently in his work since the COVID, was initially treated as a symbol of wisdom.
Recently, however, I have been depicting it as a motif meaning that the eugenic philosophy (the wise ones, the species that can evolve to suit the environment survive) is not necessarily correct, and that it is a hypothesis because people have wisdom, and that it was ‘just a coincidence and we were lucky’.
The snake, which also appears frequently in Western art, is sometimes treated as a symbol of rebirth because of its repeated moults, and is depicted from the hopeful perspective that such a thing could happen in the case of the COVID. It is also inspired by the fact that “Adam and Eve, the first humans, were seduced by the serpent to eat the fruit of wisdom”, which is also associated with the apple fruit.

Finally, I would like to share with the viewer some memories of the pleasant events that take place on the table.