Would I dedicate a new section if Ryouichi says I LOVE SHEEP? Naturally. And no, the title has nothing to do with Umeda or Ryouichi at all (though it has some connection to the latter). :D If you're wondering where the title comes from, perhaps the name Magritte would strike a familiar chord in your heart. (Obsessed? Obsessed.) But whether it's over the top or not, that I enjoy Magritte's works definitely helps when I created this section. It's all in the power of love, the crack is good here.
Ryouichi : "I want to draw a Magritte sky. The sky seems like it's daylight, but everything else seems nocturnal, right? That painting is called "The Empire of Light". In his paintings, there is no sound nor time. No life... there also exists no warmth. I don't understand, but when I see this painting... I feel nostalgic. It's really weird... as if my heart is at peace... so I can't help but paint."
The Empire of Light remains one of Magritte's most spectacular works. Umeda was right when he stated how contradictory the painting is. The brushstrokes in this painting - especially the lower half - were very smooth and precise; this picture is reminiscent of a photograph were it not for the bright, moving sky that contradicts its other lone, soothing half; in other words, a scene that'll never happen in reality. This is the final product of Magritte's efforts, although you can find another version in the third picture provided above. It can accurately be called an 'unfinished' painting of Magritte's, done in 1967, and as depicted, both are considerably different.
Below is a little excerpt about Magritte (for those who're interested):
'Magritte constantly challenged our preconceptions about reality. His works contain extraordinary juxtapositions of ordinary objects or an unusual context that gives new meaning to familiar things. He often used the window frame as a suggestion of the illusion of our senses, for a painting in itself has been traditionally used as a window on some other world- as if we could look through the flat surface of a canvas to a three dimensional reality.' - Surrealism.
The painting is intended to be open to interpretation.
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