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Fine Arts Club in Session

[12;01]

Hmm.

People might still be unfamiliar with the word "GA".

It just stands for Geijutsuka Art design class.

Did you make this using pebbles and other items?

Of course, we in the fine arts club must do something.

So we tried making lots of variations.

Have a look!

We simply used paint tubes to make it!

And there's a collage as well.

This one looks delicious!

While we were talking,

It begins.

I can't believe we get to show up in the introduction.

ひとつひとつひとつひとつ

one one one one

hitotsu hitotsu hitotsu hitotsu

one one one one

hitotsu hitotsu hitotsu hitotsu

ひとつひとつひとつひとつ

irodotteku KANBASU

彩ってくカンバス

Coloring the canvas

The energy of mixed colored posters

gochamaze no POSUKARA ENAJII

ごちゃまぜのポスカラエナジー

どの色も大切です

dono iro mo taisetsu desu

Every color is important

ikioi de kadai shiagete

Bulldozed through the assignment

勢いで課題仕上げて

ダメだった凹みません

It failed, but I won't get depressed

dame datta hekomimasen

PASUTERU wa ikaga

パステルはいかが

Want some pastels?

クレヨンじゃない

Those are just crayons!

KUREYON ja nai

sobyou yori suneko ga ii naa

素描より素猫がい～なぁ

"Natural cats" are better than "sketching"

On the white, white wide, wide canvas

shiroku shiroku hiroi hiroi KANBASU ni

白く白く広い広いカンバスに

donna iro wo kasanete miyou kana

What kind of color should I layer?

どんな色を重ねてみようカナ

Like a frame of the blue, blue sky

青い青い空を切り取ったような

aoi aoi sora wo kiritotta you na

I want to make a painting like that one day

itsuka e ga kakitai

いつか絵が描きたい

So Mizubuchi, your group did a portrait painting.

The entire color composition was very well done.

Sensei! Please see ours next!

There isn't enough space in the classroom, so we have it out in the corridor.

Awara, take your work away. Now.

Why?

Don't put your trompe-l'œil in this place.

Visual

Trickery

Trompe-l`oeil

Marry me

Trompe-l'œil?

Yes, it's an optical illusion drawing.

They taught it in middle school's art class, right?

When you draw three dimensional art on a flat paper, an optical illusion is created.

If there is one around right now, you'll understand.

Namiko-san, Namiko-san!

Here's a good example.

Use the latest colors of these cosmetics to accentuate the edges of your face to give a bright, youthful look.

The secret shadow make-up techniques.

Wait just a minute there. Let me get someone who can explain it properly.

For example, Kisaragi-dono is admiring exhibits in a certain exhibition.

The worker seems to be taking down a drawing,

but somehow he didn't show any signs of movement.

Finding it strange, you go closer to have a look.

But, that's not a person, but a drawing on the wall.

That's trompe-l'œil?

On closer inspection,

the visitors around you are also trompe-l'œil.

Even the visitors!

Yes.

Coming to your senses, you realize that you're the only person there.

Scared, Kisaragi-dono wants to leave the exhibition.

But, even the exit is a trompe-l'œil!

Let me out!

Masa, Noda, both of you...

That's enough.

Classmate Yoshikawa-san

Miki-chan's group,

you seem to get along well!

It's Yoshikawa-cchi!

Oomichi-san, after this...

Yes, I understand.

Woah, a secret talk!

Secret meeting... is it a date?

Classmate Yoshikawa-cchi

No. No.

A few days ago, Oomichi-san's work and mine won awards in the art exhibit, right?

They said that it's time for us to take it back from the gallery.

The exhibition only lasts till the end of the month.

This is great, brother!

An art gallery, Kisaragi-chan!

We should all go!

You're all really close.

Prefectural Art Gallery

So this is the prefecture-owned art gallery.

Yeah. It's pretty spacious.

Then, Kisaragi, you better not get lost!

I'll be all right!

You as well, Tomokane, don't run around in the gallery.

Don't worry! I'm not a kid.

Is it fine not to ask the homeroom teacher to come with us?

Choose the cheap looking ones if you want to destroy the arts!

Do I look that mischievous to you?

This is one hell of a painting!

I feel that they'll come out at night.

Come to think of it,

That guy was dancing the last time I came here.

What?

Then, this white cloth is...

The woman there wasn't naked back then!

Shut up!

Come to think of it, I've been thinking since primary school.

There are lots of pictures with naked women.

I felt embarrassed when I saw naked women in art galleries and exhibitions.

If you want to go into the history, then it's the starting point of art.

Art's history comes from people trying to express the beauty of the body similar to the gods.

From the clay figures of Mesopotamia, to the sculptures of Greece and Rome.

Meaning, they had absolutely no erotic intent.

Tomokane-san, you're too direct.

Actually, there's a period where they focused on that.

Seriously?

That was the time when art turned from religious teachings to royal collections.

Though nudes were fine being religious art.

Until recently, it was considered tasteless to draw naked pictures of real people.

But, if you say that it's a goddess,

you can then safely draw a naked picture.

And they are the ones which sells the best.

The nameless artists drew tasteful porn to earn money.

That relates to a part of modern markets...

Yes, even Sasamoto-sensei...

Do you paint naked women because you had an interest in them?

If one is not interested on something then it will not be their inspiration for art.

And, for the joy of art...

Rather, the process of finding the way to make the viewer more lustful is much more interesting than drawing it itself.

That's that.

That's what being an artist is?

In any case, be it enlightenment or dirty desires,

the magic which can shake one's soul...

That's art!

To seek such sinful desires is also doing art!

I see!

And so...

Namiko-san.

Strip!

I'm not stripping!

Is this Yoshikawa-cchi's work?

Yes, but I wonder if this can be moved now.

I just got permission. It's fine.

It's time to take it down!

But, it's going to be hard for you to carry it back yourself.

I also feel that it's going to be embarrassing to carry it on the street.

That's why I invited Oomichi-san.

I see, I see.

Coming through!

An award winning piece coming through!

Sorry, Yoshikawa-san...

The situation is even more embarrassing now.

Let's hang this drawing at the entrance.

Yes.

You're not a painting, right?

Yes?

No. I'm just trying to reassure myself....

Reassure...

This oil-based painting is beautiful!

Indeed.

How long do you need to draw these pictures?

Looking at these paintings, don't you want to reach out and touch them?

Like how the surface feels bumpy?

Although that's part of it,

the exhibits might be replicas.

So I want to touch it to see if it's the real deal.

I see. You're right.

Same as wanting to taste the food samples on display near the menus in restaurants, right?

I understand that urge!

For me, when I see paintings, I want to remove its frame.

Remove them?

In order to see the wall behind the art.

There might be a hole, or suspicious paper talismans.

This isn't a Ninja shrine or an inn, you know.

There could be something hidden here.

You'll get scolded.

The things that are pasted on the back of the drawing counts too, right?

Can it be?

A curse?

Someone get Masa!

I see. Sorry.

It's okay. What's wrong?

Kisaragi and Yoshikawa-san.

Kyoujyu-san, your artwork has been taken down.

But you know, Yamaguchi-san was just staring blankly into the surrounding paintings.

She doesn't seem to be listening to me.

No. I...

You can't see much here.

Here...?

Kyoujyu-san's and Yoshikawa-san's works.

They look just like professionals and adult's artworks, and are placed alongside them.

I feel it's amazing. I envy them.

And it was a bit frustrating for me.

What's wrong?

No. It's just that I've never thought that I'd hear such words from you.

I'm quite surprised.

Me too.

Sorry.

No. It's natural for Kisaragi-dono to think this way.

Come to think of it, you also work hard on your artworks.

From my point of view, Kisaragi-dono spent the most time on her work.

She's the exact opposite of Noda.

She has the talent, but she's too moody.

It's not envying other's success,

but being frustrated with yourself for working so hard on something, yet it didn't get selected.

I see. Yamaguchi-san really loves painting.

I think it's almost time to leave.

We'll be in the way of other's preparations.

You're right. We should get Noda-chan and Tomokane-san as well.

Oh, I almost forgot.

There is an art piece I came across that Yamaguchi-san might like.

M-Me?

So can I borrow Yamaguchi-san?

Return her back properly, okay?

Is it fine if there are any changes to her size and density, right?

What?

Ten centimeters tops should be fine.

Even you, Kyoujyu-san...

Kyoujyu, can you take that back home?

I might have a hard time on the bus.

I think it's better to go back to school and leave it there.

What was that thing over there?

A ribbon?

Yours?

Kisaragi-chan is trapped in the painting!

Just like in a manga!

Let's go, Red!

Save Cyan!

Yes!

Red, go!

This is a trompe-l'œil as well.

Wow, there's this version too.

Let me go.

We got tricked!

Yoshikawa-cchi

Miki-chan

Miki-chan's group gets along well.

I want to become a person who can see through!

Huh?

See through, as in to have an insight?

I'm not really sure, but something along that line.

For example, like the person who designed this uniform,

the person who planned this school building,

where did the papers from this sketchbook come from,

I want to be someone who can see into stuff like that.

I see.

Like how Namiko-san tied her hair today out of a desperate attempt to hide her bad hair day.

You don't have to see into that!

So easy for you people who don't know the difficulty of having naturally curled hair.

Something like this happened at my home yesterday.

A Nice Day for Art

Miki, you're an artist so you study art, right?

That's right.

Do you know what that picture is?

We see it often.

Yes, Sunflower.

It's a famous masterpiece by Van Gogh.

The elegant piece by Rosanjin is...

Then what about that?

The Rosan people? I wonder which country he's from.

The surprising appraisal will come after the break!

Is that hanging scroll real or fake?

Come to think of it, I'm in the art design class, yet I don't know about that kind of art very well.

Right?

To be able to see into the artistic value...

We surely don't learn too much about that stuff in class.

Oh then, how about we go to this partly for studies?

It was included when I bought a book.

Oh?

Is that a discount coupon for an exhibition?

View 20th Century Japanese Art

Since I haven't seen many famous pieces.

How about we go on a day off?

That's right.

We need to know about real art if we want to see through things.

Yes.

Okay! I'll try hard!

Note: Minuku, to see through can mean 'remove the mi sound'

Kisaragi-chan, Na-ko-san!

Don't omit the "mi" there!

City Owned Art Museum

So we're here at the art museum entrance on Sunday.

It's good everyone's here, but...

Why are we all in uniforms?

Eh? But they told us during homeroom on Friday.

Today, the teachers are patrolling around the station today to find misbehaving students.

Well, this is just for precaution.

And you're in your uniform too.

Oh, I was at school to get my work during the morning.

Erm... high school student!

Give me five please!

She insisted on the "high school" student bit, didn't she?

I see.

She's wearing her uniform out of pride.

It's the first time we've been in this art museum.

That previous art exhibition was owned by the prefecture.

Where are the exhibitions held?

Oh, there's an original exhibition of Hikoyasu Yoshikazu!

Let's see this too!

That's from next month.

Nope! We are here today to study modern art.

~Rabbit Ears, Rabbit Tails~

Dip Brunja Exhibition

Kisaragi-dono is being entrapped by the picture book drawings exhibit though...

~Rabbit Ears, Rabbit Tails~

Dip Brunja Exhibition

Don't, Kisaragi-chan!

Dip Brunja Exhibition

~Rabbit Ears, Rabbit Tails~

Dip Brunja Exhibition

~Rabbit Ears, Rabbit Tails~

Dip Brunja Exhibition

~Rabbit Ears, Rabbit Tails~

Dip Brunja Exhibition

~Rabbit Ears, Rabbit Tails~

Dip Brunja Exhibition

~Rabbit Ears, Rabbit Tails~

We're not here for that today!

C O N T E S T

A W A R D E D W O R K S

C H I L D R E N 'S P I C T U R E

And so where do we show our tickets?

Noda, it seems that's the kids section.

What did we come here for today?

View 20th Century Japanese Art

Please enjoy.

Keep your voice down in the exhibit rooms.

Erm... Noda-chan?

Are you watching it properly?

Are you appreciating it?

Yep, I'm watching properly.

I'm seeing them thoroughly!

Liar!

You would spend eight minutes per page on a fashion magazine!

Be more serious!

The figure of a woman painted in the left corner of this picture...

What's that?

Oh, that's an audio guide.

We can hear commentary about the art using that.

Aww, I want that!

I want it!

Geez.

Hey Tomokane, you were using a music player, right?

Huh?

They charge you for that, so bear with this one.

This piece was completed in 1925. Its model is a Paris church...

The headphones are just for the feeling.

Well, she would be much more useful so...

Oh, the person who drew this picture is...

You know him?

Well, actually my uncle had gotten paintings from him.

Two of them, I think.

I hear the painter had passed away a few years ago, and the painting's value increased greatly.

Oh?

Then you mean this is a highly valued piece too?

I wonder how much it costs.

Tomokane-san, how much do you think this piece is worth?

Hmm, let me see...

A billion?

Maybe ten billion?

You finally feel interested in art?

With money being the catalyst.

But I heard a good way to appreciate art is to watch it as if you are going to buy it.

Oh?

That's a rather interesting way to look at it.

Oh, I like this piece.

It's a collage, right?

Hmm, it is indeed quite nice but,

it looks like I can make one myself too.

I don't think I'll pay money for it.

How about this one?

Oh, I won't buy this one.

I can draw it much better myself.

Probably...

I might be able to copy this.

Somehow our viewpoint has changed from "buying this picture" to "being able to draw this picture".

It must be natural for an art student but...

We are boasting a lot of stuff, you know.

Rodin's "The Thinker".

There are art pieces like that where the pose is enough to convey art.

Well, true.

That expression of yours is funny.

Doesn't that depend on how much society knows about it?

For example, do you know this?

I might or might not have seen it...

"La Pieta" by Michaelangelo.

Hmm, the title doesn't really ring a bell.

See?

I like this one quite myself though...

Ares Borghese,

Bust of Eros,

Myron's Discobolos,

I won't figure the difference at all if I haven't seen the real thing.

Not just sculptures, but we have many paintings like that as well.

"Young Flautist" by Manet.

Copying Manet!

Munch's "The Scream".

I knew you'd do that.

'The Seated Madonna' by Raphael,

"Sunshu Ejiri" from Hokusai's "Fugaku Sanjurokkei".

Whew, I really feel like I've immersed myself into arts.

We know quite a lot, don't we?

We can relate anything to a masterpiece.

Hey, you're like the right Nio guardian, Ungyo!

No, you're like the person in the center of "Primavera" by Botticelli!

"Lion Hunt" by Rubens.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's Youkai art.

Oh, that's Usami-sensei over there.

Could she be here to prosecute misbehaving youths?

Sensei!

Usami-sensei!

Oh, it was you guys!

Umm, please don't call me teacher outside of school...

Oh, you're not here to prosecute kids.

Are teachers like this?

Well, teachers have their private lives too.

Like friends and lovers.

She wants to shut off her teacher circuit on days off.

Wearing running shoes and a suit together with no issue,

that person might also be...

Of the same trade too!

But it's great for you to have interest in modern art.

Actually, it was so that we'll have interest in it...

But I still don't get it really well.

It might be so.

If you have even a bit of prior knowledge, the experience will become really interesting though...

Like art history and artist biography.

I feel it's important to see lots of art pieces while you still can now.

Since you guys are still around 15-16.

I feel there are things only young minds can see.

Blade catch!

Young minds like that?

Why of course.

Appreciation of art sounds formal, but it's the same as watching TV or reading a book.

I see.

If you can find a few that somehow look nice or impress you,

you surely would have appreciated art quite much.

Then I would have to say I liked the ten billion yen picture.

Huh?

Ten billion?

Was there a Picasso work in the exhibit?

See you tomorrow, sensei!

So what are your thoughts on appreciating art?

Hmm, as someone who has some bit of experience in art, I expected I would be able to understand it better than I did now.

Since modern art is quite a difficult genre,

we might want to see something easier to understand next time.

That's true.

If we were to suit it to their level...

A W A R D E D W O R K S

C H I L D R E N 'S P I C T U R E

C O N T E S T

Hmm...

The right object is a dragonfly.

Or could it be a bird?

Oh, this must be a car!

Ah, this bold use of green is so vivid.

My, my, their future looks so bright.

Whoa, it's 3:30 already.

Just glancing through takes quite some time.

Oh, there's our teachers.

They were really on a lookout.

It must be hard for them. It's the weekend too.

Hey, Sotoma-sense-

Wait!

Usami-sensei told us too.

We need to refrain from calling them teachers outside of school.

Takuma-san!

What th-

Sotoma Takuma-san!

Good luck with your work!

Takuma-san!

Am I being hated by them?

Good morning, Noda.

Ah,

Hey, what's that book?

Well, I'll follow Usami-sensei's advice and increase the number of artists I like.

Until then, I'll take a break from trying to see through art.

Well, if it was that easy, we wouldn't have gone to a school like this.

Good morning.

Yo, Masa.

Good morning.

Oh... oh, oh, oh!

That person over there...

the British trench coat and the enamel pin heels are from a foreign brand...

and the ostrich bag is a limited collaboration item with a famous designer!

And that's this year's new collection!

The person who had been seen through

Sorry...

I think you will be a person who can see through...

If you get yourself to do so...

Inserting Noda-chan Aura!

ノダちゃんオーラ注入するよ

nodachan OORA chunyuu suru yo

Girlish-heart increased!

OTOMEGOKORO fueta no daa

オトメゴコロ増えたのだー

Stylish jerseys are important.

oshare Jaaji POINTO dakara ne

おしゃれジャージポイントだからね

What color shall I mix today?

kyou wa dono iro mazeyou

今日はどの色混ぜよう

授業中でもおまつり騒ぎ

Even if it's during class, it's still a festival.

jyugyou chuu demo omatsuri sawagi

ポスカラたち出番ダヨ

Poster color, it's your turn.

POSUKARA tachi deban dayo

I will help with transporting the goods,

荷物運びは手伝うからね

nimotsu hakobi wa tetsudau kara ne

but where are we supposed to bring them?

でも場所どこだろうね

demo bashou doko daruu ne

ビタミンカラーはいつだってハイテンション

BITAMIN karaa wa itsu datte HAI TENSHON

Vitamin color is always exciting.

コラージュ貼ったらお嬢様です変身

By pasting collage, I will transform into a good lady.

KORAAJYU hattara ojousama desu henshin

キラめいてるデザインは遊びだらけ

Th shining design is full of wit.

KIRA meiteru DEZAIN wa asobidarake

kimagure na geijutsu wa SENSU dayo

気まぐれな芸術はセンスだよ

The him art is all of sense.

画材たちも楽しんでる

gazai tachi mo tanoshinderu

The art tools are having fun.

RONGURAN no enshutsu mo

ロングランの演出も

The long-run performance's direction,

FURUKARAA de PARETTO ga tarinakute

フルカラーでパレットが足りなくて

all full color, the pallet is out of space.

I will paint it in glittering spirited color.

キラキラの元気色に染めちゃうからね

KIRAKIRA no genki iro ni somechau karane

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I get sleepy after meals or P.E...

Geez, she won't wake up at all.

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Kisaragi-chan, wake up!