2013-04-23

Asobi-moji - Beauty

My artworks of designed the Japanese kanji, part3 "Bi(2004)"

Meaning : Beauty
Color impression : pink
Meaning in detail and my methods : This word beauty is usually used for women. This kanji made of "羊" which means a sheep, and "大" which means big. Once upon a time, people believed that the big sheep was the greatest sacrifice to God. Thus they treated the greatest sacrifice as the beauty, and then this kanji came to be used the meaning of beauty.
But I feel that a shape of "大" looks like a ribbon, which is one of woman's beautiful symbols. So, I've painted a ribbon in stead of "大".

「美」

この文字の下部分には「大」という文字が書かれています。
昔,神様に捧げ物をする際「丸々と大きく太った羊が最高」と言い伝えられていました。
転じて,最高の捧げ物は美しいという意味になりました。