Exhibition location: Nagoya Kanko Hotel – Yaoyorozu Hyoshigi (1st basement floor)
Crimson Longing
The color red symbolizes primal energy, while longing stirs the heart. The title is a newly coined word that brings these two ideas together, suggesting a desire that burns quietly from within. Installed in a space where people gather and converse, the work gently illuminates its surroundings with the warmth and quiet exhilaration that people instinctively seek.
Hiroto Rakusho
Born in Nishijin, Kyoto, in 1962. A gold leaf artist and traditional craftsman, Rakusho inherited the traditional techniques of gold leaf artistry from his father, a master hikihaku artisan in Nishijin. With a desire to share the beauty of Japanese gold leaf craftsmanship with the world, he has exhibited his works internationally as a distinctive gold leaf artist. He has also participated in the restoration of important cultural properties, including folding screens and sliding door paintings at historic temples and shrines such as Kenninji Temple.
