Ichikawa once explained, “Literally translated, san-sui, means mountain and water, but, in Japanese art, san-sui represents the creation of an imaginary landscape that doesn’t exist in the physical realm. After applying colors and tones as randomly as possible, a vague feeling of illusional space appears on a surface of a painting. In order to make the sense of a space more concrete, I look for winding paths like streams of water in the scene.”Hiro Ichikawa
Oblation, 2007
Oil on wood
20.25 x 20.25 inches, 51.4 x 51.4 cm
Signed, dated, and titled on verso