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I hope to be “original” in my expression, just as I imagine all artists do. As I have already explained, however, it’s not something I myself can determine. However loudly I proclaim it from the rooftops, however often I am praised for it by the critics and the media, our voices are fated to vanish in the wind. All I can do is entrust the final
... See moreHaruki Murakami • Novelist as a Vocation: The master storyteller on writing and creativity
As I developed into a youth and young adult, I came to realize that I shouldn’t be just a good kid, that I should look at things with my own eyes and have independent ideas. This led me to attempt to turn my back on even my fundamental purity as a child and, combined with the dark time of studying for entrance exams, I came to draw nihilistic
... See moreHayao Miyazaki • Starting Point: 1979-1996
You hear a lot in art school about how painters must continue to “grow” and “evolve”—but I think those are such bullshit words. There is... See more
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
“市部では町内会を組織し、すべての国民をその構成員としました。終戦後にGHQは町内会を解体するのですが、先に述べたような戦後の諸課題の解決に向き合うためには、町内会を中心とした総動員型の取組みを行うことが適していたことから、その名残で現在もなお、町内会は地域の担い手となっています。それどころか、GHQが非民主的であると考えた上意下達型の機構を市町村はそのまま活用し、広報紙の配布や防災・防犯活動、民生委員の選任など、ありとあらゆる場面で町内会が機能している状態です。”
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