The touch with speediness is a work of long-trained, elaborate description of shape. Unless having learned elaborate description and accurate sense of proportion, one cannot execute speedy stroke. Figure painting that shows concrete beauty of shape supports his skill in drawing. Figure painting, which is based on accurate proportion, is originating from skilled drawing of human body. Likewise, if the ability to depict shapes, which is trained by drawing of human body, meets speediness, its power is doubled. As can be seen from his works, a touch that maintains consistent speed, as if it finished the drawing in a stroke, is a result of trained artistic sense.
The speedy stroke is a continuation of previous works. In the past, he showed energetically responding stroke. More speedy, lively and nimble feeling of the strokes in his recent works is because combination with primary colors. Also, it is because he uses knife more than brush.
Why does he feel the charm of expression of pure color and knife? There must be some motivation when a painter몶s works are changed, and in his case, a trip to Europe was the one. Archaic old towns in Europe, and people몶s daily lives had optimistic and romantic feelings. Most of all, in old constructions that had geometrical beauty, as well as regular apartments, he found the beauty of direct lines and flat structure.
To depict such exotic environment, strong primary color and knife are more effective. To use knife, the paint from tube itself, or pure color, is used, and he deemed pure color was most proper to show the romantic feeling of foreign countries. Primary color is quite different from old cities of Europe, but in artistic expression, it can be understood. In his paintings, it is different from the European image that we have seen with our eyes, but we feel it corresponds with the romantic image of Europe.