A bright red Mount Fuji is capped with snow. The colorful patchwork of foothills in the foreground is striking. This painting was born from the artist’s own experience of being so overwhelmed by the majestic view of a red Fuji that she forgot to go home. “I went to paint Mount Fuji after the first snow of the season. As I painted, evening approached, and before my eyes, the blue Fuji turned purple, then brown, and finally, as the sun set, it blazed red like fire. I was so stunned that I couldn't help but bow down in awe.” Kataoka Tamako returned to the subject of Mount Fuji repeatedly throughout her career. She spoke of challenging herself to capture the mountain’s vitality, approaching the task as though it was “combat.” The power of this composition seems to attest to that level of intensity and effort. (HASEGAWA Tamao)
A bright red Mount Fuji is capped with snow. The colorful patchwork of foothills in the foreground is striking. This painting was born from the artist’s own experience of being so overwhelmed by the majestic view of a red Fuji that she forgot to go home. “I went to paint Mount Fuji after the first snow of the season. As I painted, evening approached, and before my eyes, the blue Fuji turned purple, then brown, and finally, as the sun set, it blazed red like fire. I was so stunned that I couldn't help but bow down in awe.” Kataoka Tamako returned to the subject of Mount Fuji repeatedly throughout her career. She spoke of challenging herself to capture the mountain’s vitality, approaching the task as though it was “combat.” The power of this composition seems to attest to that level of intensity and effort.
(HASEGAWA Tamao)