Sisyu the Japanese artist 02 Delivering Japan to the World

【Na】Hello! Today we will show you how Sisyu will present us with Japanese art by fusing it with digital media.

【Sisyu】 Ok, I’m sure most people would think of still pictures and paintings when we talk about art. But today, let me show you something different.
This is called the Interactive Animation Digital Art.

【Na】 Wow, so how do you interact with it?

【Sisyu】 First, come up to the screen and touch any characters you like. Let’s say, this Japanese character. See? It will transform and if you touch this again, it will start to animate like this.

Japanese characters originally comes from pictures and my media art takes this up a notch.
For example, here is the Japanese character “Tree”, and this is a picture of a tree.

First, outline the trunk and the branches, and make it thin like this.
Now, we have the Japanese character tree!!

Next time, I will be showing you how I free words from papers.

紫舟（シシュー）
書家／アーティスト
代表作、NHK大河ドラマ『龍馬伝』、美術番組『美の壺』、伊勢神宮『祝御遷宮』、内閣官房『JAPAN』、ディズニー・ピクサー『喜悲怒嫌怖』、資生堂×紫舟コラボ。

2017年の「紫舟 作品展」で、紫舟本人が天皇皇后両陛下をご案内。
フランス国民美術協会展で2014年に金賞と審査員金賞を受賞。
金賞を受賞したミラノ国際万博の日本館では、「Scene I」の全アートワークを担当。
書のみならず書画・メディアアート・彫刻で文字が内包する感情や理を表現し、世界に向けて日本の文化と思想を発信している。

Sisyu, a Japanese calligraphic artist officially recognized by the Japanese government and had a great privilege of showing her art works to the Emperor and the Empress in person.
In her latest endeavor, she was invited to Paris, France by Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts (founded 155 years ago by Rodin) in year 2014 and 2015 as a VIP guest. There, she adorned the entrance area of the art exhibition (Art Salon) at the basement hall “Carrousel du Louvre” with 250 m² of floor space.
Known for incorporating Japanese calligraphy into other art forms such as sculptures, media arts, and paintings, her latest artwork adds calligraphy etched in iron and glasses to the collection. This has evolved into a grander scale that combines sculptures, lights, and shadows. Through this work, Sisyu symbolizes the Japanese soul of “Zen” and sends the traditional work of calligraphy “Sho” into the new age with new perspectives.