Mari Ito
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Plants and Me
Barcelona, Spain, originally from Tokyo
Artist
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In Japan where there are four seasons, the relationship between people and plants has been closely related from a long time ago. Among the songs recorded in “Manyoshu” which is the oldest collection of songs in Japanese history published in 759 AD, the theme of more than one-third of 4516 songs is related to plants. Family crests in Japan are said to have been introduced since the 7th century and family crests that come with plant patterns have the largest number among the family crests. It is said that there are more than 100 varieties of plants that come with family crests and my family crest is wisteria flowers. Japanese culture has decorated plants while celebrating calendar events and has been living with plants. Such DNA as a Japanese person who carries on Japanese culture must have influenced my work and the work of many other painters.
植物と私
四季がある日本では、昔から植物との関係が深い。日本最古の歌集『万葉集』（759年）、その4516首の歌の3分の1以上が植物関連の歌である。そして７世紀頃から伝わるとされる日本の家紋は、植物模様が一番多い。植物の種類だけでも１００種類以上あると言われ、私の家の家紋は藤の花である。暦の行事ではいつも植物を飾り祝い、日本文化はいつも植物と共に歩んできた。そんな日本人としてのDNAが私の作品に,そして、多くの他の画家にも影響しているに違いない。
