Bronze Sculpture for Sale
Painting : oil · 80 x 120 x 5 cm 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch · Ready to hang
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Shipped from: France
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Type
Painting : Unique artwork
Condition
Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed, ready to hang
Authenticity
Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the artist
Invoice from the gallery
Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
80 x 120 x 5 cm 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch Height x Width x Depth
Art gallery
Credentials
Vetted seller since 2014
Train Is Leaving Again : Transient Farewells is a contemplative work by Ryoko Watanabe, capturing the emotional weight of departure within the relentless rhythm of the modern city.
Part of the series Serenity Amidst Shadows : Geishas in the Monochromatic Urban Ensemble, the artwork stages a geisha in vivid traditional attire against a grayscale crowd frozen on a train platform.
The moment depicted is neither arrival nor destination, but suspension—the fragile instant just before separation.
The geisha’s presence, calm and composed, contrasts with the surrounding figures caught in motion, hesitation, or indifference.
Urban signage and station markers frame the scene, emphasizing the inevitability of movement and the mechanics of departure.
The train becomes an unspoken symbol of time itself, repeating its cycle without pause or sentiment.
Watanabe uses monochrome to dissolve individual identity within the crowd, transforming commuters into a collective body shaped by routine.
In contrast, the geisha’s color asserts continuity, memory, and emotional awareness.
Her stillness resists the urgency of the platform, suggesting an inner world untouched by schedules and signals.
The title reinforces this repetition: departures are constant, farewells accumulate, yet rarely receive attention.
Rather than dramatizing separation, Watanabe renders it quiet, almost inevitable.
The composition invites the viewer to reflect on what is left unsaid in moments of transition.
This tension between movement and pause defines the emotional core of the work.
As a major member of the Japanese studio CrazyNoodles, founded by Hiro Ando, Watanabe brings a deeply psychological sensibility to the Nippon Neo-Pop movement.
Her practice stands out for its restraint, narrative subtlety, and symbolic clarity.
Train Is Leaving Again : Transient Farewells exemplifies her ability to transform everyday urban scenes into meditations on time, loss, and presence.
Through its measured composition and emotional understatement, the work asserts itself as a highly collectible artwork.
A compelling acquisition for collectors of contemporary Japanese art and Neo-Pop, drawn to themes of impermanence, urban transition, and quietly resonant emotional depth.
Ryoko Watanabe is a Japanese artist born in 1973 in Sapporo, Japan. He draws his inspiration from the cultural heritage of his region and from the power of Japanese stereotypes such as Sumotori, Geishas and Samourai Warriors. She exploits these subjects with talent and turns stereotypes to her advantage by exploiting their reputation in order to convey an artistic message. In the artist's work we can perceive a strong nostalgia and a desire to preserve the cultural heritage of Japan and its unique personages which are part of the country's history. In her paintings she depicts subjects such as the culture of her country with a unique technique that combines ancient Japanese elements with those of modern life in Japan. What is more striking than her choice of subjects such as the Sumotoris or the Samourais is where she places these subjects. Instead of placing them in traditional arenas or castles, they are placed on crowded streets, buses or in subway stations in an attemp to create a humorous contrast. Her technique consists in always putting her subjects on the foreground and in color, even if the background is left black and white. This way she draws attention to them and places them at the center of the viewer's attention. Since 2008, her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries all around the world.
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