{"id":2582,"date":"2022-12-11T22:32:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T15:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/?p=2582"},"modified":"2022-12-11T23:19:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T16:19:10","slug":"masanao-hirayama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/en\/portrait\/artists\/masanao-hirayama\/","title":{"rendered":"Masanao Hirayama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Finding the perfect apartment in Tokyo can be tricky. There are several reasons for this. First, there is the city itself. Take Paris, where Baron Haussmann, alongside Napoleon III, transformed the city in the 19th century and imposed strict aesthetic rules on all buildings: the height, the dimensions of the balconies and windows. With such homogeneous architecture and urbanism, the Parisian landscape embodies the city itself, more than its inhabitants or what the city has to offer. Tokyo, however, has no such thing as a typical Tokyo landscape. Skyscrapers? Neon lights? There may once have been a Tokyo-ness to Blade Runner in 1982, but skyscrapers are now in every city. Tokyo is divided into 24 wards, and the landscape changes dramatically from place to place, street to street. The architecture is extremely varied, all buildings are different, and there is no consistent aesthetic. For better or worse, this is the typical Tokyo mix. This is why it\u2019s so difficult to find a room in Tokyo: there\u2019s no reference point like Haussmann buildings, so you could keep on searching for the perfect apartment forever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2064\" height=\"1548\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11214556\/SK_4507ok-scaled-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2543\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2064\" height=\"1548\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11214556\/SK_4507ok-scaled-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2543\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Masanao Hirayama<\/strong> \/ <strong>Source<\/strong>: Tokion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There\u2019s also the unique relationship between the public and private realms in Japan. Still to this day, sent\u014d (public baths) are widely used, and there\u2019s a far greater number than in any other country. Eating out alone every day is socially normal and very affordable. This might show that people in Tokyo don\u2019t confine themselves to a simple small-room apartment\u2014the city becomes an extension of their house, yet it still offers a sense of intimacy. Within this landscape, I met with the artist <strong>Masanao Hirayama<\/strong>; his signature line drawings are immediately recognisable, made in an attempt to escape his own consciousness and move closer to the abstract. He makes live, large-scale mural interventions in galleries and restaurants and contributes to zines and books\u2014including a cookbook by the Danish chef Frederik Bille Brahe, All the Stuff We Cooked, published by Apartamento last year. Masanao is planning on moving house\u2014at least that\u2019s what I thought, judging by the emptiness of his place when I visited him. But he told me that he\u2019d actually been living this way for a long time. This may be the Tokyo way of life, and lack of space isn\u2019t the only explanation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"761\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222730\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-013.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2565\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222730\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-013.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2565\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A friend of mine told me your house was empty, but I didn\u2019t expect it to be this empty. Just a few cardboard boxes, a low white table, and computers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t really collect things these days. I used to buy a lot of art books and fanzines, but not anymore. It\u2019s all in that white cardboard box up there on the shelf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So not only do you have limited stuff, but it looks unusually neat because you put your stuff up there.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, it does look neat. A while ago I had a cat, so I hung this simple shelf on the wall and put all my stuff up there. But I liked the feeling of having nothing on the floor, so I\u2019ve kept it the same even though the cat isn\u2019t here anymore. Actually, there is one thing I\u2019m collecting now. Toilet paper tubes. When I go to different countries, I bring them back with me. I haven\u2019t been able to collect more recently though because of Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11223044\/O5A9141.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2567\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11223044\/O5A9141.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2567\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11223048\/O5A9218.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2569\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11223048\/O5A9218.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2569\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11223108\/O5A89331.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2571\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11223108\/O5A89331.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2571\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do they differ from country to country?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shape is usually cylindrical, but some have a thicker core, some are made from recycled paper, some have colourful patterns on them. In Japan, some of them even have a stamp that says \u2018thank you\u2019. It\u2019s interesting to observe the differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who does it say \u2018thank you\u2019 to? Is it \u2018thank you\u2019 for using it until the end?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who knows. Anyway, I try not to have too many things these days. It\u2019s just the way this room is: without much stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"864\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11215131\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-004.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2545\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11215131\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-004.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2545\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve been to Ikenoue, where you live now, but it\u2019s a nice area. There\u2019s an art gallery called Quiet Noise, a unique clothing store called Min-Nano, a good local restaurant, a bistro.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s right. I like it because it\u2019s close to Shibuya and the neighbourhood itself is quiet, but I\u2019m looking for a bigger place to live with my partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have you found a good place?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been difficult. I think I\u2019ve visited about 20 different places. Although it sounds like a nightmare, I\u2019m actually enjoying it. I have the excuse to visit different places, places that I don\u2019t know and want to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you walk around the area surrounding the property, as well as viewing it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may sound strange, but I\u2019d rather go for a walk than look at properties. When we found a nice place in Katase-Enoshima, we went for a walk first. The place was only five minutes away from station and the beach was nearby. The neighbourhood is really nice. So we decided to have a look around before looking at the property. I told my partner, \u2018This is good. Let\u2019s give them a call\u2019. But they said the property was already taken. I didn\u2019t even get a chance to look at the room, I just went on a walk. This happens to me all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s usually the other way around. Normally, you call for a viewing and then visit the property. Where else have you seen?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also went to the east side of Tokyo, to an area called Kiyosumi Shirakawa, a family residential area called Futako-Tamagawa, Kajigaya in Kawasaki, and Sangenjaya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><strong>Interview<\/strong><br>Takuhito Kawashima<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><strong>Drawings<\/strong><br>Masanao Hirayama<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><strong>Source<\/strong><br>Apartamento<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"864\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11215449\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-003.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2547\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11215449\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-003.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2547\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As you mention these locations, it doesn\u2019t seem like you\u2019re choosing a place to live with good access or a downtown atmosphere. What are you looking for in a home? What are the must-have conditions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has to be quiet, and a place with good&nbsp;&nbsp;sunlight is also a priority for us. We went to see one apartment in Nakameguro, a very convenient place near Shibuya. The room was big and the neighbourhood is chill, but the only thing is that the windows were so small. I thought it wasn\u2019t right and gave up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the ideal environment for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Close to the sea, close to the mountains, but not too far from the city, with supermarkets and pharmacies near the house. But of course there is no such thing as a perfect place, so I try to find a good one. But even when I do, there are still places that look better, so I just keep searching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I see, interior and exterior. When I was looking at this room, I was thinking that you don\u2019t actually need to put everything inside\u2014especially in Tokyo, where houses are tiny. I remember a famous architect saying that it\u2019s not simply about inside and outside; from the point of view of the earth, the place where we live in is always interior.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a nice idea. The Japanese essayist Jun Miura also said that he uses the library near his house as if it were his own bookshelf. It\u2019s the same for me. That\u2019s why I don\u2019t need so many things in my apartment. For example, I see the nearby set-meal restaurant as my kitchen, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The functionality that should be inside the house can also exist on the outside; that\u2019s what I mean about choosing the environment as well. Are there any apartments you don\u2019t like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a matter of detail, but I don\u2019t like kitchens with no storage, with only a sink and a stove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need space to store pans and other utensils, don\u2019t you? But if the kitchen is only designed to look beautiful as it is, then I don\u2019t think it\u2019s design anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"864\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11221916\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-001.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2549\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11221916\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-001.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2549\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I see. It\u2019s useless design.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also don\u2019t like baths with a gap between the wall and the tub, like clawfoot baths. It looks like the floor will end up soaking wet. All in all, maybe I don\u2019t like \u2018designer\u2019 flats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A famous art director, Kaoru Kasai, once said that there are many things in the world that are ruined because of designers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think about that all the time. I can do it better than them. In short, I often wish they could\u2019ve just given us information or advice. Of course, that\u2019s not enough to make the world beautiful. We need a little bit more, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Like when you go to the supermarket, what you find tasty isn\u2019t written with a colourful pen or a fancy font, but written with a Sharpie and calligraphy, something like \u20182<\/strong><strong>\u20ac<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;for a mackerel\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy to understand and it always looks tasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are you addicted to these days?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going out to eat yakisoba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"644\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 644;\" width=\"1080\" controls src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222122\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-015.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Mural, Ostra Pedrin, Madrid, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yakisoba? Not soba.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, I drive for about two hours to Utsunomiya in Gunma Prefecture and eat yakisoba there and come back. The yakisoba restaurant I visited recently, called Ando, was really, really good. Look at these pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Noodles, cabbage, and sauce. It\u2019s very simple, isn\u2019t it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shop is also very austere and has a timeless feel. Look at the menu, only this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Large, medium, small. It\u2019s a pleasantly simple menu.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s just the right amount of sourness and it\u2019s delicious. The noodles are thick and you can\u2019t make them at home. Talking about it now, it occurs to me that I like simple things. Both in terms of spatial thinking and taste preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"864\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222202\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-002.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2553\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222202\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-002.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2553\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s not so much that you\u2019re frugal, it\u2019s more that you look at things from a flat perspective: what\u2019s good is good. For example, whether it\u2019s a designer-brand T-shirt or a Haynes pack of T-shirts, they\u2019re both high-quality products.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think it would be a shame if you didn\u2019t know the taste of a restaurant like Ando; a French degustation menu that costs 200\u20ac is delicious, but so is a 3\u20ac yakisoba. There are many things you can\u2019t judge from only one perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I think everyone is re-thinking the value of things because of Covid-19. Rather than living in a highrise luxury apartment, people around me have started renting a moderate house as a second home in the countryside. It\u2019s kind of&nbsp;&nbsp;similar to rediscovering the taste of yakisoba.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to follow your instinctive feeling. For example, where I live is actually small but has amazing sunlight at least half of the day. You know what, it\u2019s nice to be in the sun. This is an instinctive feeling. Nobody has taught me that a place with sunlight is more comfortable than a place with no sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I think there are connections between instinctive feelings and your artwork.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Something that people are subconsciously looking for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For example, what you see on Instagram, and thumbnails of Youtube content\u2014everyone wants to say something loud. But I don\u2019t think your artwork conveys anything at all. But things that come naturally to us are pleasant and give us a chance to think about the thing itself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not even good at coming up with titles. I always wish I didn\u2019t have to have a title for each of my artworks, but if there\u2019s nothing there, people won\u2019t know which one is which. That\u2019s why I used to just number them. I\u2019ve always thought it would be nice to have a cool title though. Recently, I\u2019ve been taking the titles of famous paintings from the past and drawing the paintings. So I\u2019m working the other way around. It\u2019s like looking for inspiration from words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"1240\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2555\" data-id=\"2555\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222337\/All_the_stuff_we_cooked_Frederik_Bille_Brahe_cover-2021-web2.webp\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"1240\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2555\" data-id=\"2555\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222337\/All_the_stuff_we_cooked_Frederik_Bille_Brahe_cover-2021-web2.webp\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2557\" data-id=\"2557\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222340\/All_the_stuff_we_cooked_Frederik_Bille_Brahe_interior_spreads_2021_web_7.webp\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2557\" data-id=\"2557\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222340\/All_the_stuff_we_cooked_Frederik_Bille_Brahe_interior_spreads_2021_web_7.webp\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2559\" data-id=\"2559\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222342\/All_the_stuff_we_cooked_Frederik_Bille_Brahe_interior_spreads_2021_web_9.webp\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2559\" data-id=\"2559\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222342\/All_the_stuff_we_cooked_Frederik_Bille_Brahe_interior_spreads_2021_web_9.webp\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2561\" data-id=\"2561\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222345\/All_the_stuff_we_cooked_Frederik_Bille_Brahe_interior_spreads_2021_web_10.webp\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2561\" data-id=\"2561\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222345\/All_the_stuff_we_cooked_Frederik_Bille_Brahe_interior_spreads_2021_web_10.webp\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">All the Stuff We Cooked, 49 recipes by Frederik Bille Brahe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See, that\u2019s your style, isn\u2019t it? How you pick up things around you. You never go too far.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I tend to be inspired by things around the neighbourhood or where I\u2019ve been. As you can see, there isn\u2019t much in my house, and I\u2019m not interested in making artwork that I haven\u2019t seen or touched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Or when you\u2019re out for a walk, like the other day in Katase-Enoshima?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. Though I never sketch on the spot when I\u2019m walking; I usually take photos or take notes of conversations that I hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On the other hand, when I\u2019m sitting at my desk all day, researching on my computer for exciting ideas, I don\u2019t find anything significant. It\u2019s really frustrating.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you say you\u2019re looking for something, you have to put in the keywords by yourself, and there\u2019s only so far you can go. I would say just to look around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I think this way of thinking is what makes your artwork so unique. Is there a boundary between doodle and art?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to contemporary art, for example, context and explanation are important, but whether it\u2019s a doodle or something intentional, I think it\u2019s all the same when you take away the \u2018explanation\u2019. In the end, it\u2019s all about individual taste. In the past, I used to think about originality, individuality: \u2018What makes me, me? How can I be different from others?\u2019 I was always thinking about style, like: \u2018What can I do that\u2019s different from others?\u2019 But then I thought that if you look around the world, you\u2019ll find people doing the same things that I\u2019m thinking about, so I decided to do the opposite. When I had my solo exhibition at NADiff Gallery, I invited lots of people and asked them to draw tulip flowers, and I did the same. I even made a book out of all the drawings. I want to let other people intervene more and more, to the point where I don\u2019t know if the work is mine or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"564\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222356\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-28.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2563\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11222356\/Masanao-Hirayama_interview_Apartamento_magazine-28.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2563\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">8443, 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He makes live, large-scale mural interventions in galleries and restaurants and contributes to zines and books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.notesbook.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/11214556\/SK_4507ok-scaled-1.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notesbook.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}