永田幸次(1936-2017)
島根県出雲市出身。６人兄妹の次男として生まれる。長年、趣味の油絵に熱を注ぎ、アマチュア画家として活動を続けた。特に故郷である島根の自然や風景、旅行先で目にしたヨーロッパの景色を好んで描き、地元の絵画展に多くの作品を出展し、入賞した経歴を持つ。
多忙な自営業の傍ら、いつの間にか作品を仕上げるその姿を見て家族が言った一言は、「鶴の恩返しみたいだね」。
晩年はその筆を水彩絵の具や色鉛筆に持ちかえ、様々なタッチで風景画を描き続けた。
Koji Nagata (1936-2017)
Was born in Izumo, Shimane prefecture as a second son of six siblings. He actively had been working on his hobby, oil paintings, as an amateur artist. Especcially he was willing to paint some landscape of his hometown and foreign countries he had ever visited. He also exhibited many works in local art exhibitions and won some prizes.
Despite being busy with his own business, he strangely had never shown his painting activities in front of people - that is kind of a famous story handed down among his family for a long time.
In his later years, he switched his brush for oil painting to watercolors and colored pencils, continued to paint landscapes with various touches.
「家の屋根は影をつけて、こう描くといいよ」
あまり自身の絵について多くを語らなかった祖父が、幼かった私に言った言葉です。今思えばこれが最初で最後の祖父による作画レッスンでしたが、その豪快な性格からは想像もつかないような繊細な言葉は、今でも私の心に残っています。
今回、彼のギャラリーサイトを立ち上げるにあたり作成したロゴのモチーフは、この原体験からインスピレーションを受けています。屋根は人々を雨風から守り、その家をあたたかく包み込み、それは生前家族想いだった祖父の姿に、何処となく重ねられるような気がします。
自分の意思を持って描き続けた祖父に敬意を込めて、そして広く多くの人に作品を見て頂けると幸いです。
瀬島咲希
“The roof would look better with drawing the shadow.”
This is the first and last thing that my grandfather told me about painting when I was a little. Because he was kind of shy taking about his art and philosophy, I clearly remember this private lesson in my memory, and I will.
When I planned to create his gallery this time, I wanted to design logo inspirited from my experience above. Generally roof takes a role to protect people from raining or windy, and warmly embracing family at home. I found something similar between this role and him who cared his family very much. I hope many people will able to see and know his art works through this Gallery.
With respects to my grandfather who continued holding his paintbrush with his strong will and tolerant mind.
Saki Sejima
