June2005
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- February 2010
- Janualy 2010
- Decfmber 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- November 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- March 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
はりきりすぎて
レジデンス4ヶ月と20日目
今日はグループショーのインストール。
皆で配置を決めた後、数人だけのこって絵を壁にかけます。
これは結構大変な作業なので私も残って手伝うことにしました。でも他の人より背が小さかったり、英語がよくわかってなかったりでたいして戦力にはなってませんした。
紆余曲折あったものの、ようやくほとんど絵が壁にかけ終わり、Mauriceがショーのタイトルの「Seven Young Painters」の文字と、7人の名前をインスタント・レタリングで壁に貼って準備完了です。
これは私にも手伝えそうな仕事だったので、喜んで手伝ってインレタをゴシゴシこすり始めました。
こすり終わって上の紙をはがしたらなんと!!
はりきりすぎて壁を強くこすりすぎたためにその部分の壁の塗料ごとはがれて、ボッコリ大きい穴になってしまいました。
せめてもの救いは、私が担当したのは7人の名前の方で、タイトルはちゃんとMauriceが仕上げといてくれたことでしょうか。(Mauriceは優しいのでしきりに「この壁が古くてもろいんだよ!!」と言ってくれていた。)
紙飛行機を飛ばしっこして遊んでいたRajにそのことを告げたときの「トホホホ・・・」という顔が忘れられません。
June 4, 2005 7:51 AM
The Problem of Being Too Earnest
A day of the installation for the coming group show.
After discussing which work will go where with everyone, a few remained to put the paintings up on the wall. As this is a bit of work, I decided to stay and give a hand. But as I am shorter than others, and do not speak sufficient English, I found myself being rather useless.
In spite of a few problems and changes of plans, most of the paintings were put on the wall. When Maurice was going to finish putting the title ‘Seven Young Painters’ and the names of the artists on the wall with the instant lettering, it would be ready.
As this lettering thing looked easy enough for me to do, I offered him help and started the job feeling happy.
But when I took the sheet off... the paint of the wall came off too, and there was a big hole! I am afraid that my over enthusiasm lend me too much power...
If there is any solace... I was working on the artists’ names, not the title, which Maurice completed without any problem. (Maurice was so kind that he kept telling me ‘You know, this crumbly wall is no good!’)
I cannot forget the expression on Raj’s face (who was playing at flying paper planes) when I told him what I’ve done.... Boo-hoo-hoo....
June 4, 2005 7:51 AM