Dream 1922

Yasuo Kuniyoshi made 'Dream' with oil paint, imagining the act of painting itself shifting and emerging through trial, error, and intuition. I sympathize with Yasuo; what might it have been like to create this peculiar dreamscape? The girl floating through the air, and the red bull staring out at us through the trees? The color palette is subdued and a bit mysterious, with dark greens and browns dominating the scene. He's built up layers to create a world that feels both familiar and strange. There's a softness to the forms, with edges that blur and blend into one another. See that one dark line curving across the bottom of the painting? It's a subtle detail, but it adds to the overall sense of movement and fluidity. Artists are in conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. Painting embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations.