Kenjiro Okazaki
But in truth, the first creatures were driven from the sea. They fled. That's why so many of us get seasick. A mudskipper crawled onto the beach, raising its head. "Look," he said, beholding the vast expanse. "Thousands of miles of flat nothing." Fish swim through water endlessly; no end to the water they swim. Birds fly through sky ceaselessly; no end to the sky they fly. There is no reason. We skipped the light fandango, though in truth we were at sea. She said, "I'm home" leaving for the coast. Darkness covered the empty earth; The Spirit hovered over waters. Let there be waters teeming with life, birds multiplying on earth. All that moves in sea and sky, each according to its kind, merely drifted through the world. Evening fell, then dawn broke., 2024
Acrylic on canvas
182 x 261 cm (71 5/8 x 102 3/4 in.)
Unique
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