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告訴我為什麼 (A to Z) Tell Me Why (A to Z) 簽名下方: Na 2006.22. NOV. Signed lower Na and dated 22. NOV, 2006 走入大眾的重要里程碑 「現在的畫不只單方面投射出情感，也希望看的人能夠感受到」 — 奈良美智 孤獨，是奈良美智作品裡的人物的共同點，成長於寒冷的青森縣弘前市，如他所言「我非常的孤單，周遭只有蘋果樹…，我能說話的對象只有大自然，所以我會對樹、對狗、對豬…，所以我對大自然有種特殊的情感，幾年之後，我發現這其實不是件壞事。」旅居德國期間前後長達了12年，離鄉背井的奈良美智與故鄉間的距離有著好幾萬公里之遙，在語言全然不通的情況下，猶如一場長年自我放逐的創作之旅。奈良曾說過「杜塞爾多夫的冷與暗很像在青森縣成長的那段時光，與日本疏離，這讓我想起我是誰，也幫助我重新發現自己。」 2006年以故鄉青森縣弘前市的老舊紅磚倉庫作為發表的舞台，將奈良美智從過去90年代曾經在各國展示會上登場的作品一併納入，將工作室帶到展場，從創作走到生活，總數44間的小屋結集出獨特的街道聚落，募集了超過一萬三千名義工與創作團隊graf所合作完成的展覽會「A to Z」，製作規模與人數前所未聞之多，連藝術家都直言此生應該是只此展覽一次。《告訴我為什麼 (A to Z)》即興塗鴉於居酒屋的廁所門上，正值於2006年，那時的奈良美智彷彿回到了兒時的小鎮生活。也因為「A to Z」開啟了與大眾的連結，他的創作有著矛盾的混合體，擁有反叛性格的天真外表小女孩，不可妥協卻又堅強抵禦外在世界，這種童真的叛逆感成型於這個時期，鑄就了後來大家所熟知的奈良特質。 在他的藝術創作裡，不論媒材，繪畫與雕塑互有特色、互相影響，持續精進。其畫作《背後藏刀》於2019年以逾7億7千萬台幣打破了個人拍賣紀錄（1.95億港幣成交），而大型房屋裝置《柏林巴克，1號室》於2021年拍出逾4億7千萬台幣的高價（1.2億港幣成交），顯示奈良美智奠定的人氣經年不墜，他強勢的影響力跨越國界，除了身受藏家喜愛，無數年輕藝術家亦受其風格影響。他不被框限的才情，這位不願長大的藝術家，奈良美智正在持續記錄他精彩動人的生命經歷。 Milestone of the Public World “My current works serve not only a tool of expression, but a bridge of emotion associated to the viewers”, Yoshitomo Nara Loneliness is the crux of figures featured in Nara’s works. Having grown up in the cold Hirosaki, Aomori, Nara once said, “I was very lonely with only apple trees around me… Nature is my own companion, so I will spend time with trees, dogs, pigs… Hence, I have developed a special bond with Nature. A few years later, I realized that this is not a bad thing after all”. With 12 years in Germany away from home, Nara experienced years of self-exile under a language barrier. He would compare the cold and dark Dusseldorf with Aomori. He claims that the years away from Japan encouraged his journey to self-exploration and rediscovery. In an exhibition named “A to Z” at a former warehouse in Aomori in 2006, Nara chose works from the 1990s that are previously exhibited on international platforms, direct from studio to the exhibition ground of 44 buildings. A total of 13,000 volunteers and the graf team were involved in putting up this exhibition. Such grand production scale was phenomenal as it was considered as a once in a lifetime experience by the artist. Tell Me Why (A to Z) was a spontaneous graffiti at the door of a washroom in a local bar. It was created in 2006, the occasion where Nara revisited his childhood town. As “A to Z” reconnects with the public, the juxtaposition of child-like and rebellious girl associates with a fight against negativity of the world, hence this constitutes to the form of art in his later stage of the career. Regardless of the media, Nara’s works are unique in their own way and become more refined towards his mature stage. Knife Behind Back fetched NT$770 million (HK$195 million) in 2019, breaking the artist’s record at auction. Berlin Barack, Room 1 sold for NT$470 million (HK$120 million) in 2021, showing the long-lasting fame of the artist around the globe. Being well-loved by collectors, Nara’s works also influence the style of the younger generation of artists. As a rebellious artist towards boundaries of life, Yoshitomo Nara is a child-like artist who lives to document his life experiences into intriguing works of art.