Conversations with the Earth: Becoming an Artist

"See & Draw" Art Workshop Series 10 Tokyo University of the Arts (Ueno) / University Art Museum（Tokyo） A curious plant—from the leaf to the stem. Today I'm an artist. My sky—what kind of sky is it? Against a sky like a white canvas, my own colors show clearly. My sky-color—here, take it, if you like. Far away, it feels like you could see right through it. In the drawing, the person themselves comes into view. I wonder what everyone felt. The swallowtail we met by the roadside, we laid it gently to rest on a leaf. Let's go and meet the artists' works. From here, it's my turn. All right—time to draw. Layered leaves, the light passing through—how beautiful. Some listen to how it's going, some watch, some quietly look on. Once you'd made your mark, you played. What did you see, feel, think about? What is an artist, to you? The things and happenings of this planet— all of them, a part of this planet. Looking, feeling, thinking well, then expressing it— everyone was shining. An artist, maybe, is someone who wants to talk with the Earth.

『この星との話し方10：アーティストになってかく』

中村瞳美

　東京藝術大学、附属大学美術館（東京）

　 2026年

不思議な植物

葉っぱから茎

今日のわたしは　アーティスト

わたしの空は　どんな空？

白いキャンバスのような空には

わたしの色が　よくみえる

わたしの空色

よかったらどうぞ

遠く

抜けるようだね

絵に

その人自身が　みえてくる

みんなは

何を　感じたのかな

道端で出会ったアゲハ蝶は

葉っぱの上にそっと寝かせました

アーティストたちの作品に

会いに行こう

ここからは　わたしの番

さあ　かくぞ

葉の重なり　透ける光

きれいだな

その様子を聞く人

見る人

見守る人

かけた人から　

遊びました

何をみて　感じて　考えた？

あなたの思う　アーティストとは？

　

この星の　ものやこと

全て　この星の一部

よく　みて　感じ　考えた　表現は

みんな　輝いていました

　

アーティストって

この星と　話したい人かもね

Supported by

Godai Watanabe

Sachi Ikeda

Tokyo University of the Arts

Wako University

Funded by

the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research JP24K15949

© Hitomi NAKAMURA 2026

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