ART&CULTURE / 2025.06.07

Ayaka Wada| QUI x Shinsaibashi PARCO Art Mikata (February 5)

There is no right way to appreciate art. But there are some tips to enjoy art more. Koho Suenaga, the author of "Art Thinking from the Age of 13" (Daiyamondosha), an art teacher who advocates "output appreciation" that explores new perspectives while freely expressing what I felt, is a series of art exhibitions with guests.
The fourth guest is singer and actress Ayaka Wada. We asked Mr. Wada, who majored in art history at university and studied art at graduate school, and asked for "Kansai Art Annual 2025 CO" (~ June 22) at Shinsaibashi PARCO.

Photograph

Kei Matsuura（QUI／STUDIO UNI）

Stiling

PARCO

HairMake

Natsuki Watanabe（Riina）

Text

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Art Direction

Kazuaki Hayashi（QUI／STUDIO UNI）

Edit

Seiko Inomata（QUI）

Produce

Shun Okabe（QUI）

Next, I carefully watched one of Ayaka Miyata's works, "Plot that forms Poppie-in Green-", which Mr. Wada said, "I liked it."
We will practice "output appreciation" of Suenaga's style.
・Write down what you noticed (= facts depicted in the work) and think about how you felt from it (= subjective opinion).
・Write down what you feel (= subjective opinion) and think about where you think so (= facts depicted in the work)
I will write down 15 points of what I noticed and felt, conscious of such points.

Ayaka Miyata “Plot that Forms Poppy-in Green-” sewing machine thread, cotton cloth 2023

Suenaga: Take a closer look, how was it?

Wada: It was fun! At first it was going well, but when I tried to give 15, it was hard to fill the end.… I feel like I was able to see very detailed things in order to discover them.

Suenaga: That's right. If you have a frame, you will stick to "a little more", so you can see more things. What did Mr. Wada notice?

Wada: First of all, the combination of cloths. Especially in the background, I realized that various cloths are combined. Next was a sensory thing, and I thought it was a work where I could feel "movement" very much.

Suenaga: Yes, the motif protrudes from the canvas, isn't it?

Ayaka Miyata's Plot that Forms Poppy -in Green - Part image

Wada: From the protruding part, I felt the rising "life force" and "powerfulness". At the bottom right of the work, it seems that the leaves are dead, but I also feel the vitality in it.

Suenaga: I also cared about the same part. It's dead and hard, it looks like a bone. If you look closely at the flower part, there is a thread coming out and it gives the impression that it gradually decays. It decays and becomes a bone in the soil…It seemed to express such a "cycle of life". How about Mr. Wada?

Wada: I rather felt the rising thinking of "living!" But surely, the appearance of the thread hanging seems to be decaying.
Also, in the material part, I felt that the color of the thread was very beautiful. There is also a pastel color and a vivid color. There were so many kinds of threads! I realized it.
For me, there was a strong impression that threads were used to sew clothes, and thread did not play a leading role. That's why I felt interesting that this work was shaped with thread instead of cloth. I felt like I saw a new side of thread that I couldn't find in everyday life.

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