pictures_before_a_picture_book_ryoji_arai 2 ブックアート Elements such as stairs and

Elements such as stairs and bookshelves—suggesting “the beginning of a story”—were deliberately incorporated into the compositions

The same phenomenon does not occur because the materials are different

He even began to think that museums were in fact a hindrance

The gentle Japanese style handwriting unique to the Heian period is displayed

the bloodless return of the Crusaders

pictures_before_a_picture_book_ryoji_arai 2 ブックアート Elements such as stairs andNo one ever asked me to paint with dark colours. But all along, that was the kind of painting I wanted to make. Ryoji Arai This book brings together twenty three newly created original paintings by picture book artist Ryoji Arai. Although they do not tell a single continuous story, every image seems to contain the beginning of a future picture book. They are filled with a nostalgic darkness and gentle light, as though Arai's own memories have become