The second exhibition I had at Blackfish was one person exhibition, and it was the biggest exhibition I had there. The show was continuation of exploration into artifacts of mankind except instead of making sculptures that refer to some ancient cultures, this one contained forms that are derived more from a personal experience. The "wall' pieces probably derived subconsciously from my experience of sanding, painting and staining walls and woodwork of old hotel in the Old Town part of the city where I was raised. In fact the staining and varnishing technique that I use considerably in my work derived from my childhood where I helped out refinishing old furniture. Also living in the edge of Old Town and in the old Pearl district area of city of Portland with warehouses, factories and railroad yards of weathered brick buildings with worn out paints of advertisements on exterior and box carts probably deeply imprinted me. This background then also resulted in the installation piece of this exhibit, "the Train" which may well have been the single, largest work presented in this first Blackfish space. Although wall pieces I thought had some of the most favorable reaction I ever received from the audience, its "the Train" piece people seem to remember the most as I still hear people talking about it even to this day. Stenciling technique I used in the sculptures, I used it also on print/painting in which "BC" is one example. I used exterior latex paint for cement floor which gave an effect similar to worn out paint on exterior walls of old building.
Above, detail of installation, " the Train"(3'x10'x25') 上、「きしゃぽっぽ」 To the right above, print/paint on paper"BC" 右上「ＢＣ」
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