The work is infinite through its abstract form and in the same manner it provokes simplicity at a cognitive level; however, at the same time, it takes its viewers deeper and stimulates them to rethink their initial beliefs related to art, nature, and culture. This piece affirms the unity of human creative expression and the natural world and, on the other hand, the approach to nature is of a mythical creature, very wild, unmanageable, both a life-giver and a disaster force.
Rising Currents: Black Art and Ontake’s Flow: Rising Currents: Black Art and Ontake’s Flow is a compelling discourse that demonstrates the interaction between Black art and the sacred waters of Mount Ontake, a symbol of spiritual and creative renewal. This monumental piece is strongly inspired by the continuous, changing, and flowing nature of water. Thus, the work establishes the connection between the fluidity of artistic expression and the forces of nature that are continuously changing and being nourished by the ancestral strength and cultural resilience.
The artwork reveals the issues of purification and rebirth, suggesting that the cleaning and rejuvenating powers of water that also represent the life cycle are the parts that nature plays in the scene of nature. Just as the waters of the mighty river flow through the landscape, shaping and nourishing, the artist’s creative process notoriously careens through the same complex part of ongoing transformation, moving forward without stagnation.