translator: when i m painting a large goldfish, i can see a large goldfish swimming and it s as if i ve caught it with my broom, like it s right here. it s fishing within the surface of the paper. and when i ve caught a glimpse of it and caught it, that s when i put my brush to work. his passion for goldfish and their beauty withstands the test of time. despite the eye-bending realism of his creations, he modestly believes he has not yet achieved perfection. translator: i realize the goldfish is something incredibly important to us japanese. it carries many messages. how would i call it? identity. i want to keep doing this in this style until a beautiful goldfish is born.
when you watch this, what do you see? a fish about to swim away? you can see every detail, each fin and scale. look again. it s an astonishing trick of the eye. a masterful approach to painting developed by this japanese artist. for more than a decade, goldfish have been his unlikely muses. he can observe them for hours at a time. translator: that s how they really get engraved in my mind. on the surface, goldfish are only red and white, but if you look very closely, you can see the rainbow colors inside. a clear resin acts as his canvas. translator: first i pour a thin layer of resin into a container.
than four feet in diameter. translator: it has such power. i really love it. people have never seen anything like this before. it s a skill only possessed by him. a skill created by him. the fact that they appear to be alive inside the wooden pail speaks to his skills, technique and his thoughts. translator: i realized if i didn t include an air ventilation that they would die. so i decided to also include some air in the piece, and through trial and error, painted bubbles. also caught on camera, he wows his gallery audience by creating a massive painting on traditional paper using a very unconventional brush. translator: when i m painting a large goldfish, i can see a large goldfish swimming and it s
when you watch this, what do you see? a fish about to swim away? you can see every detail, each fin and scale. look again. it s an astonishing trick of the eye. a masterful approach to painting developed by this japanese artist. for more than a decade, goldfish have been his unlikely muses. he can observe them for hours at a time. translator: that s how they really get engraved in my mind. on the surface, goldfish are only red and white, but if you look very closely, you can see the rainbow colors inside. a clear resin acts as his canvas. translator: first i pour a thin layer of resin into a
unconventional brush. translator: when i m painting a large goldfish, i can see a large goldfish swimming and it s as if i ve caught it with my broom, like it s right here. it s fishing within the surface of the paper. and when i ve caught a glimpse of it and caught it, that s when i put my brush to work. his passion for goldfish and their beauty withstands the test of time. despite the eye-bending realism of his creations, he modestly believes he has not yet achieved perfection. translator: i realize the goldfish is something incredibly important to us japanese. it carries many messages. how would i call it? identity. i want to keep doing this in this style until a beautiful goldfish is born.