Kokuryo Tsunero first visited the beach at Nakatajima on the Enshunada Sea in 1965. He writes of being deeply moved by the seemingly endless silence he found there, a silence he had long sought from the bottom of his heart. The experience prompted him to begin painting sand dune landscapes. In 1968, having become a teacher at Yokohama National University, he engaged with students groups partaking in the student protests of the time. This painting of young people on a sand dune portrays the feeling of isolation that can come even within a group. The women are battered by a strong sea breeze. They lean against each other but are casting lonely glances in different directions.
(KASHIWAGI Tomoh)
Kokuryo Tsunero first visited the beach at Nakatajima on the Enshunada Sea in 1965. He writes of being deeply moved by the seemingly endless silence he found there, a silence he had long sought from the bottom of his heart. The experience prompted him to begin painting sand dune landscapes. In 1968, having become a teacher at Yokohama National University, he engaged with students groups partaking in the student protests of the time. This painting of young people on a sand dune portrays the feeling of isolation that can come even within a group. The women are battered by a strong sea breeze. They lean against each other but are casting lonely glances in different directions.
(KASHIWAGI Tomoh)