DRAGON Black Dragon M30
This work takes the abyss of black as its foundation while attempting to visualize the energy latent within it. The dragon unfolding across the canvas is depicted not merely as a symbol, but as the very flow of power that pervades the natural world—that is, “undulation” itself. Viewers are first drawn in by the presence emerging from the blackness, and gradually become aware of the pulsating vibrations of color within it.
Particularly striking are the red and green hues that dwell within the Black Dragon. These colors are not produced by ordinary pigments, but rather through the use of special nano-pigments and a unique formulation; they function as “living colors” that go beyond mere visual effects, shifting subtly depending on the light and angle. These colors suggest the cycle of life and the coexistence of opposing energies, embodying the tension between stillness and movement, and between yin and yang.
In Japanese Shinto, the dragon is a being that governs water, rain, and clouds, and is regarded as the very manifestation of the laws of nature. Dragons are not gods themselves, but rather mediators that embody the will of the gods; they are also symbols that connect humanity, nature, and the unseen realm. The dragon in this work, too, is presented as an embodiment of the fluid laws of nature, while retaining the form of an individual entity.The color black functions not merely as darkness, but as a primordial space containing all possibilities, within which the dragon repeatedly undergoes creation and transformation.
This work is not merely visually striking; it functions as a mechanism that awakens the senses lying dormant within the viewer. Following the dragon’s form is, in itself, an act of tracing the flow of one’s own inner energy. Based on the philosophy of UNDULATION, this work is an attempt to bring “the laws of nature” and “the movement of emotions” together on the same plane and make them visible; it could also be described as a reconstruction of the mythical sensibility in the modern era.
