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Osaka Monorail Osaka-Airport Station "Journey of Life"
Stained Glass
Stained Glass "Journey of Life"/ Original Painter and Supervisor : YANOBE Kenji / Entrance outside the ticket gate, Osaka Monorail Osaka-Airport Station / Installed on March, 2024
*The production and installation of this art work was subsidized as a CSR and PR project by the Japan Lottery Association. See Original Painting
Production Scene
Artist's Message
YANOBE KenjiContemporary artistMany of my works of public art, including the SHIP’S CAT in the motif of a sailor, are represented in this stained-glass mural. They were exhibited in various parts of Japan and the world, and have travelled with me several times. When I travelled, I often used Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport), which was completed in the year before the Osaka Expo ’70, and it has therefore become the starting point of my journeys.
My creative ideas come from the memories of Expo’70 Commemorative Park located along the Osaka Monorail line. The Tree of Life depicting the evolution of life as a big tree is exhibited inside the Tower of the Sun, which was designed by Taro Okamoto and constructed in the park back in 1970 for the Osaka Expo. You might say that life is also taking a long journey.
I hope that this stained-glass mural will bring courage and comfort, and guide the journeys of people and life just like the SHIP’S CAT, the guardian god of travel.
Data
| Original Painter and Supervisor | YANOBE Kenji | Planner | Japan Traffic Culture Association |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Entrance outside the ticket gate, Osaka Monorail Osaka-Airport Station Map | Producer | CREARE Atami-Yugawara Studio |
| Installed on | March, 2024 | Sponsor | Japan Lottery Association |
| Type | Stained Glass | News | |
| Size | H2.18m × W12.38m | ||
| Keywords | Osaka Expo、Life、Travel、Tower of the Sun、SHIP’S CAT、Sun Sister、Giant Torayan、Sun Child、CSR and PR project by the Japan Lottery Association |
Data
| Original Painter and Supervisor | YANOBE Kenji |
|---|---|
| Location | Entrance outside the ticket gate, Osaka Monorail Osaka-Airport Station Map |
| Installed on | March, 2024 |
| Type | Stained Glass |
| Size | H2.18m × W12.38m |
| Keywords | Osaka Expo、Life、Travel、Tower of the Sun、SHIP’S CAT、Sun Sister、Giant Torayan、Sun Child、CSR and PR project by the Japan Lottery Association |
| Planner | Japan Traffic Culture Association |
| Producer | CREARE Atami-Yugawara Studio |
| Sponsor | Japan Lottery Association |
| News |
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