Ikuro Yagi b. 1955
Nothingness 空ーくう, 2006
Washi paper, panel board, adhesive paste, Sumi ink
H89 3/8 x W205 1/2 in
H227 x W522 cm
48kg/106lbs with frame
H227 x W522 cm
48kg/106lbs with frame
A28183
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The composition becomes a moonlit sky studded with the parts of an airplane. The painting drawn only with black sumi ink lines is a memorialized symbol of human culture. Humans evolve layer by layer, experience by experience. Humans die and are reborn, starting over as a newborn baby.