Takafumi Ikenouchi
Born in 1999, lives in Shiga Prefecture. Belongs to Yamanami Kobo since 2018. Every morning, as soon as he arrives at the office, his creative work begins. After preparing A4-sized copy paper, he spreads out the colored pencils and train encyclopedia he brought from home on the desk and boldly runs his brush. He chooses a color based on the color of the train, draws a square, draws a line in the center, and then paints over the circle repeatedly to complete a picture, perhaps to represent a wheel. It takes about 5 minutes to paint one picture. He is so fast that he can complete more than 20 pieces of work in an hour. For him, creation is not about the feelings he puts into each piece of work, but rather an act of fulfillment for the amount of work he has accumulated and the results. It is not an act of self-containment, but rather a statement to others and a desire for recognition. After finishing a picture, he always talks to those around him, saying, "I did my best," or "Look, I drew it," and he always takes the work he drew that day home and reports it to his family. This is his daily routine.
Born in 1999, residing in Shiga Prefecture and a member of ATELIER YAMANAMI since 2018. Everyday upon arrival at our facility, Ikenouchi immediately gets to work by setting a sheet of A4 size paper and a picture book filled with trains on his station. He would then start to trace the tip of his color pencil, brought from home, across the empty white canvas, using colors that match the trains in his book. He would sometimes start by drawing a square which he would split in half with a single straight line, finishing it with several circles, possibly resembling the wheels of a train. It takes him about 5 minutes to complete a piece and can, at times, whip out over 20 pieces an hour. To Ikenouchi, art provides a feeling of accomplishment and fulfillment in the numerous artworks he creates rather than the amount of passion he put into them. His creations are never made for himself but for the validation of others. After completing a piece, he would always reach out to someone nearby saying, 'I did my best!' or 'Look at what I drew!'. His daily routine consists of drawing and taking the drawings home to present to his family.
