Takashima Megumi | "Beyond Flat: To Redraw Us" (Part 2)
This article compares the works of Tamon Myo and Petra Szemán regarding the continuity and discontinuity of character representation and landscape.Summary
This is the second part of an art critique by Takashima Megumi, focusing on the "(dis)continuity of character representation and landscape" by comparing the works of Tamon Myo and Petra Szemán. Tamon Myo's paintings depict anime-style girl characters against real-world landscapes (such as new housing developments), forcing the viewer to confront the scenery, contrasting with Makoto Aida's work which depicted the landscape and the symbolic girl as continuous. Conversely, Petra Szemán's video work, "Border as Interface," explores reflections on "borders" and "interfaces" through the dissonance between an anime-style self-portrait and real Japanese suburban scenery. Szemán examines her existential sense of being on the boundaries of multiple cultures and norms, and the boundary between reality and fiction, finding hope in the possibility of constantly moving through an unfixed intermediate zone using metaphors like the "sea" and "railroads."
(Source：artscape)