Shibuya culture PROJECT

Everyone meet at an early age, the story of a small swallow the golden prince image. Oscar Wilde of the original "Happy Prince and Other Tales" is, by the new translation of the textile works and Kanehara Mizujin of Asami Kiyokawa, revived in modern times as the picture book "Happy Prince". To commemorate this, held in Logos gallery (Shibuya Parco part1 B1F) textile original work of the Asami Kiyokawa exhibition until March 15, 2006. Fashion editor that provides fashion information to, such as "Yahoo! Beauty", "FASHIONSITE" editor-in-chief of Mari Shimizu, has to watch its own view of the world of Asami Kiyokawa that a master of yarn and cloth. Shimizu that had been obtained from the city of student days, the inspiration of music and fashion Shibuya. Now as an adult, I met Art in Shibuya, will was reflected how in his eyes.
Picture book "Happy Prince" (Little More published) is here
"Asami Kiyokawa textile original Exhibition" (Logos gallery) is here

- The impression that saw the original exhibition?

Actually I, I have a thing that has been through the same Bunka Fashion College and Asami Kiyokawa. Age also is under direction of Kiyokawa's a little, but you have almost since the age is, unilaterally sense of intimacy (laughs). For the younger generation who are interested in fashion, but it is charismatic. So even when you know this picture book, I have a very interested. Also it works in a picture book, but nice, because photo is a flat in a two-dimensional, but it looks strongly contrast slightly. When the original picture to look at the raw, such as texture and fine line of cloth is known clearly, I felt a three-dimensional feeling and warmth. If there is a softness, is the impression that "love" feel ....

Or laid the pattern of the cloth under the race, with or have delicate perforation is spread around, I was impressed to have been able to refine more than imagination. Moreover, Nante have been made without a sketch ...! It is a surprise. What works also, such as antique lace and beads, are made by combining a variety of textiles. That each and every material I, but it is do something that many people have made, respectively. Unlike paintings that draw alone, attracted such a "what someone has made", sensibility that Tsukuridaseru a new world, I thought that probably a Kiyokawa's talent.

- What works in the original picture was impressed?

I was especially attracted by is the work of bright tones such as "lotus and Friends". European and streets, but also the dark color of the work, such as to symbolize the sorrow of the people is impressive, as opposed to them, bright color, such as in the dream is echoed in the chest .... But I, rather than art is perhaps there is also a face that has been seen in the fashion point of view. Toka Do I want if there is such a pattern clothes, I also how to use this fabric, Toka (laughs). For me, I image that embrace from the fabric, I know women of modern times from the Middle Ages. Scraps, such as sewing and tingling, presence to feel the warmth of the hand. The work of Kiyokawa's feel such a material sense, I was inspired as a person involved in fashion.

Picture / Asami Kiyokawa translation / Kinbara Mizujin picture book "Happy Prince" from the (original / Oscar Wilde)

- This story, have you read as a child?

There are of course. What old picture book, I think if a child can read, for example, kidnapping, such as coming kidnapped are feeling it will likely have to to, there was darkness and fear, not bottomless pit. "Happy Prince and Other Tales" is also the same as that, when read time of elementary school, I remember I felt the sadness and fear. On the side of the children I be protected, speaking in this story, it was a position to get to come carrying a jewel. So the empathy to the poor children who come out to the picture book, I think I was scared to misfortune shadow. And now as an adult, consider reading this "happy prince", I noticed that his perspective has changed. I guess now can understand the feeling of the side to give. Since the modern sense has been incorporated into the translation, it might be because read ties feelings of Prince and swallow. Subjecting the side to be applied to the side, have been depicted an easy-to-understand both of sentiment, even that felt unreasonable by the time of the child, there was a their own that can be understood with the reality.

- That you have of the prince and the swallow, do you think in what way?

I think and I wish difficult me ​​tenderness. Such as the prince and the swallow, performed by self-sacrifice is, there is also always that does not lead to save the other party. But, I think in this work, I'm God's point of view is depicted. Us to accept forgive all, presence, such as the grandfather of me .... It there to feel the salvation, the prince and the swallow found in angels, I think that would do was surely happy. The deep part of such a story, Kiyokawa Mr. rather than looking at the bird's-eye view, I feel that or not than are represented Utsushito' a while that I felt in my heart as a child. That's why Unlike illustrations of mere picture book, even to the person also in streets, I think that probably feel the warmth and familiarity.

- I think I've been involved in much of fashion information work.

I, I was very interested in fashion since I was a junior high school student. After I became a high school student, he had come well Shibuya to be alone in looking for the cute shops and clothes. Who want to find something fast stylish than! I think I had the feeling that. As of Kiyokawa's, some people can express the fashion and art in the work, but was not so in my case. And, because there was also interested in writing a sentence, did you select the way to continue to provide information on fashion. I fashionable, but it is what the meaning of waste there. But, quite fun it wasted ones. I wasted hurray! Because I think (laughs). And, there is also a culture are closely linked to lifestyle. We wanted to disseminate the information of such fashion, chose this work, has continued.

- Do you feel rewarding to work now?

Currently, and Yahoo! News category, offers information on fashion & style corner in the "Yahoo! Beauty". New and well-known shops, I have been introduced, such as celebrity fashion battle, the number of accesses in the photo news is I have a high degree of attention as there is also the top three. Information, such as the overseas collection, their own against that reach to the original is to jump ahead, "it is not Do not quit -" with pleasure (laughs) that, I feel a big responsibility. Article that I delivered, because - would be information collection for the Japanese people, thrilled me, "Well, what do you Noseyo ...", I There is rewarding. Own site I am writing in, but the article on the Internet, so you can see anyone, said to close information to the consumer. With a variety of people, I'm happy if you can create a site that can meet their interest. Going forward, we would like to disseminate the information that every day of people will be more fun and rich.

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Mari Shimizu (Shimizu-Mari) Mr.
Born in 1976. Sophia learn French in a foreign language section, but get a job after graduation, considered necessary expertise in order to get to the fashion of the work, attend cultural fashion business school. After graduating, responsible for the fashion content of the Internet at the Treasure Island Wonder net company. Then, after the free period of one year, he joined as a fashion editor to E Publishing, Inc., Board of Directors since 2004.

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