Yukina Tokumoto 個展「Luminous 〜ルミナス〜」

Yukina Tokumoto Third Solo Exhibition “Luminous“

29th May to 3rd June, 2025

会期：2025年5月29日（木）～6月3日（火）（計6日間）

時間：12:00～20:00（最終日のみ18:00まで）

会場：にじ画廊

〒180‐0004　東京都武蔵野市吉祥寺本町2‐2‐10（ＪＲ中央線　吉祥寺駅より徒歩４分）

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Yukina Tokumotoの絵にはいつも、物語が描かれています。

 “Dreamy and magical”とロンドンで評された唯一無二の色の世界。直感で滑らせる線の躍動。やわらかい光の表現。万年筆と水彩パレット、スケッチブックを手に、彼女はこの世界を旅するように生き、日々のいとおしい瞬間を瑞々しい感性で紡ぎ出します。新作「Luminous」を始め、上白石萌音のシングル「懐かしい未来」の配信ジャケット等、原画20点が一挙公開されるこの個展。誰かを笑顔にするために描かれた作品たちが、あなたの心をほのかに照らすことでしょう。

Yukina Tokumoto's drawings always tell a story.

Her unique world of colours, the dynamic movement of lines and the expression of luminosity was described as "dreamy and magical" in London. With a fountain pen, a small watercolor palette, and a sketchbook in hand, she lives like a traveler in this world, depicting the precious moments of daily life with a fresh sensibility.

This exhibition features 20 original artworks, including her new work "Luminous," as well as the digital cover of Mone Kamishiraishi's single "Natsukashii Mirai." All the works created to make someone smile is sure to gently illuminate your heart.

「個展　Luminous〜ルミナス〜」を終えて

この度は、個展Luminousをお楽しみ下さり、本当にありがとうございました。

足を運んで下さった皆様、来られずともあたたかく見守って下さっている皆様、ありのままの私を理解し全力で支えてくれる家族や友人。個展の名を冠しつつも、其の実、これはもうグループ展とも言えるものでした。そもそも私が描く源は、誰かの笑顔や出会いから生まれますので、ひとりではとても絵は描けませんし、個展など開けません。

「居心地がよく、つい長居してしまうような空間」、「何度も見に来たくなる展示」を目指してたくさん考えて準備をして参りましたので、そのように言って頂けたり、何度も来てくださる方がいらっしゃると、嬉しくて、思わずハグしそうになりました。それでなくても、日本人らしからぬ距離感で話しかけられてびっくりされた方もいらっしゃったかもしれません。（大変失礼致しました…）

長編歴史小説「新•平家物語」を書き終えた吉川英治氏が、あとがきで「ひろがっていく、中学一年生のきもち」とお気持ちを書き残しておられます。正に今はそんな気持ちで、描きたい絵、試したい画材、読みたい本、行きたい場所で心がいっぱいで、ロケットの如く発射しそうです。

変な絵描きですが、どうぞあたたかく見守って頂けましたら幸いです。これからも、どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

A week has passed since my solo exhibition, and I finally feel at home. Thank you so much for enjoying my solo exhibition "Luminous".

I’m grateful for everyone who came to see it, who couldn't come but still encouraged me a lot, and my family and friends who understand me and support me with all their might. Although it was called a solo exhibition, in reality, it could be said to be a group exhibition. The happiness, source of my paintings comes from someone's smile or encounter, so I couldn't paint alone, and I couldn't hold a solo exhibition without you.

I had put a lot of thought into preparing to create a "comfortable space where people can stay for a long time" and an "exhibition that makes people want to come back again," so when people said that to me and came again and again, I was so happy that I almost hugged them. Even without that, some people may have been surprised that I was so happy that I spoke to them at a distance that is not typical of Japanese.

Eiji Yoshikawa, who just finished writing the full-length historical novel "The Tale of the Heike" wrote in the afterword that he felt "like a first-year middle school student, with his mind expanding." That's exactly how I feel right now, my heart is filled with pictures I want to draw, art materials I want to try, books I want to read, and places I want to go, and I feel like I'm about to take off like a rocket.

I'd be happy if you would continue to watch over me kindly. Thank you very much for all your support and thoughtfulness.

June, 6th 2025. Yukina Tokumoto