
SHIBAYAMA
WORKS
Produced in 1998
Alchemia Tapestry
The works introduced here make you feel like you're back with ancient art on a time machine. It was originally displayed as a tapestry in the Basilica of Beauvais in northern France from the 15th to the 18th centuries. The tapestry was donated to the cathedral by Bishop Guillaume de Eland around 1460, but it has dissipated or disappeared over time and it is not clear whether it still exists. However, it seems that a part of it still remained in the 19th century, and a collection of works by copying was published in France as a line drawing of etching like a manga.
According to the commentary attached to the book, Guillaume de Eland considered the 1443 truce between France and Britain as a blessing to his inauguration as a bishop, and came up with the idea of making a memorial to be donated to the cathedral. There is a treaty. The monument is the source of these tapesleys, which are studded with the words he wanted for the truce, "Paix," and his coat of arms. The theme is the life of St. Paul, one of the 12 apostles of Christ, and the above-mentioned collection of works copied the remaining six points at that time.
I tried to bring it back to the present age while incorporating the current essence and scenery with CG. If you look closely, you can see a computer and a car, and the chef's dishes that look delicious are also presented. Also, for most of the faces of people, I tried to make my own face with a technique called morphing. So the King, the servants, and St. Paul are just like me. I also tried such a play. The faces of Chef Hidaka and Girolamo of Acqua Pazza also appear in friendship.
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Produced in 1998
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Produced in 1998
The teaching of Christ says, "Love your neighbor." Now, I think this concept of neighbor has a very important problem. What kind of person you are to the neighbor with the same physical function who is closest to you other than yourself, whether you really coexist with the neighbor, all the neighbors to the neighbor are clear I think it has the same meaning as a chain of thoughts. The story (tapestry of words) written by Paul continues the chain. I think it will probably continue to live even if humanity comes to live in space. I think Paul was the first person to grasp the concept of digital as a religious person.
I think Nobuhiro Shibayama is also a writer who has the digital meaning of consent as a weapon. That is why the world (digital tapestry) created by Nobuhiro Shibayama is clear and full of charm. Yukimasa Okumura
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The tapestry is a woven fabric, which looks like a large carpet, as shown in the photo above.

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