Takahiro Imai Art Collection: MARGINAL BLACK

The royal road and heresy of oil painting

Five and a half years after the first art book "Radical Classic," which caused many to fall in love at first sight, the beautiful and mysterious female figures with their authentic brushwork are back again— In addition to artwork and drawings, the book also includes a postscript by Shimizu Saku (novelist) and others.

To put it simply, it was love at first sight. I couldn't take my eyes off any of the works.

A melancholic gaze, a gentle smile -- an indescribable expression, as if it were captured in the blink of an eye. A mysterious charm. Although the portraits have a light impression, there is a sense of depth and even weight, perhaps because they are oil paintings. --Shimizu Saku (from the postscript of this book)

What is Imai looking for? In a word, it is to depict psychological vibrations. It is the creative center of gravity of an artist's work, and I think it is something that is universal, no matter how much the times or circumstances change. (From the postscript of this book)