odawara,kanagawa 2010

odawara,kanagawa 2010
Originally uploaded by izumi WONDERWALL

This is a scene that will forever intrique me because of my residence in Japan from 1961 until the eve of 1964. Japan was still building night and day, and there were many small streets and alleys like this one.

In a city as huge as Tokyo, there will always be small and personal alleys and streets. I am glad to see they still exist.I find them totally unique and perfect for my sketchwork. To me, they are a work of art with their utility poles and wires, their windows and signs, whatever one wants to leave outside. It all creates a balance of line and geometry that will forever remind me of my first few months discovering Tokyo and Yokohama.

It was like another world--it was another world and one that I loved very much.

It was not the lines only, it was also the kind people who helped me find my way around if they thought I was lost. Yes, many times I did get lost and felt like a stranger in a strange land, but there was never one night, no, not a moment when I felt fear and I will always be greatful and thankful to those who helped me find my way safely out of the darkness of a Tokyo at midnight.

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odawara,kanagawa 2010

Uploaded by izumi WONDERWALL on 30 Aug 10, 7.11AM PDT.