Here’s a message from Mr. Itoh for the International Center. I’ll add English translations for the “comic” images. – Kirk
Zenjido Yamada exhibition
6 Oct - 21 Oct 2018 (Close: 9 Oct) 9:00-22:00 Kumamoto International Center Entrance Hall Free
Real Name: Takayuki Yamada Born in: Saga Pref. Live in: Fukuoka Pref.
Mr. Yamada sets himself as Zenjido Yamada lived from the end of Edo to Meiji period and he wrote what he felt at the time. Mr. Yamada is a web designer and he shows his art works on SNS such as Instagram or Twitter. Amazingly, more than 350, 000 people have followed his Instagram account. He uses iPad and Apple Pencil, Procreate for iPad app for his art works.
Have you heard Japanese word ARU ARU(あるある) before? ‘’ARU ARU’’ may just happen to everyone and forced them to get embarrassed. For example, when you get lost somewhere in Japan and try to ask the way in Japanese, but the person is actually Chinese. Can you relate to that? We say ARU ARU at that time.
Zenjido Yamada tells us a lot of ARU ARU situations in his works. You may find our Japanese interesting, little bit strange way of feeling but these are actual our one of points of views. We hope you will find your favorite work and please tell us your ARU ARU story.