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The Jiyu Bijutsu Exhibition and the Ichiyo Exhibition

Following the Shinseisaku Exhibition and the Kodo Exhibition, I exhibited works at both the Jiyu Bijutsu Exhibition and the Ichiyo Exhibition, and was selected for both. However, I did not receive any awards.

For the Jiyu Bijutsu Exhibition, I submitted a set of six paintings incorporating the name of Vilmos Huszár—whose many works have been lost—combined into one piece.

The six paintings, each sized 80 cm × 80 cm, were joined in two rows of three. However, because the method I used to connect and fix them together was inadequate, they ended up being displayed as three separate pieces.

The following photos show how they were displayed.

I connected the six paintings to make the overall work appear larger without changing the print size, just as I had done with the two-panel work for the Shinseisaku Exhibition. I intended to arrange six paintings that were closely related in color and tone, but according to the opinions of some members, it is not desirable to display different paintings as a single piece—they should be separated. Therefore, I have decided not to do this in future exhibitions.

For the Ichiyo Exhibition, I submitted the following two paintings, both of which were accepted. These works were created by giving the AI the coined word “Af_Flint.” I wanted to see what would happen if I altered the spelling of “Af Klint.”

The following photos show how they were displayed.

In addition to “Af_Flint,” I also experimented with “Af_Glint.” The inspiration came from an accidental misspelling of “Af Klint” as “Af Clint,” which unexpectedly produced interesting images. When “Af Clint” is entered alone, the AI generates images of Clint Eastwood, but when combined with “Kanabstracd” or “surrealism,” it produces paintings that appear unrelated to him.

At the Ichiyo Exhibition, I did not ask anyone for comments on the paintings.