熱田 守
ATSUTA Mamoru
無鑑査
蒼猩猩
Deep Blue Chimpanzee
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作家のことば
近年動物に興味を持って制作しています。今回は、人間と遺伝子の98％以上共通で幼児並みの知能を持つと言われるチンパンジーに惹かれました。森林破壊等により絶滅の危機に瀕しています。取材を重ねる中で、瞳が語りかけてくるような瞬間があり、命の尊厳と命の輝きを感じ、生命の共存について深く考えながら描きました。
※The following was generated by machine translation. 以下の英訳は機械翻訳によるものです。
In recent years, I have been interested in animals in my work. This time, I was drawn to chimpanzees, which are said to share over 98% of their genes with humans and possess the intelligence of a young child. They are endangered due to deforestation and other factors. As I continued my research, there were moments when their eyes seemed to speak to me, and I painted while deeply considering the dignity and brilliance of life and the co-existence of living things.