アーティスト、マイケル・ジャクソンの作品を初見 / 彼の絵画の画像とともに

真実は、私たちが彼についてすべてを知っていると想像するたび、または私たちが最高の期待レベルに達していると想像するたびに、彼は何か新しいことをして、私たちの期待をさらに押し上げます。 マイケル・ジャクソンの謎に満ちた生涯で初めて、彼の絵画と彫刻の展覧会が地元の週刊新聞に公開され、彼の知られざる芸術のイメージが世界に紹介されることになった。もちろん、それは芸術だけではありません。これらの作品の中には、正直さと繁栄への希望、人権の尊重、女性と男性の平等など、彼の個人的な信念の痕跡も見られます。 マイケル・ジャクソンの美術品発見のニュースがメディアで広まって以来、専門家らはその価値が9億ドル以上であると発表しており、これらの作品がどのようなもので、今後どうなるのか疑問に思わない人はほとんどいないでしょう。彼らにどのような運命が決まるのかは誰にもわかりませんが（もちろん、私たちは彼らが博物館に永住できることを望んでいます）、それらの所有権はマイケル・ジャクソン財団と彼の友人で絵画教師のブレット・リヴィングストン・ストロングが共同で保有していることを私たちは知っています。少し前に, これらの絵画のうち 12 点（オリジナルの作品からコピーされたもの）と、母親と子供たちが額装したマイケルの肖像写真がロサンゼルス小児病院に寄贈されました。これら 12 枚の絵画は病院内の特定のエリアに設置される予定です。 しかし昨日、LAウィークリーはカリフォルニア州ロサンゼルス郡のサンタモニカ空港にある極秘の飛行機格納庫を訪問する機会を得た。そこは現在マイケル・ジャクソンのアート作品の保管場所として使われている。ストロング氏はこれらの作品についての説明をするためにそこにいました。 次に読むのは、この訪問の報告書であり、純粋な芸術、つまり人道主義と、彼の絵画にさえ浸透しているマイケル・ジャクソンの野心への窓です。これまでマイケル・ジャクソンのアートコレクションは謎に包まれていた。人々は、その所有権をめぐって紛争があったと述べた。その後、シルク・ドゥ・ソレイユのCEO、ギ・ラリベルテのような人たちが買収に興味を示していると言われました。このコレクションの推定価値は約9億ドルという信じられない数字でした。 このコレクションに関する議論の余地のない事実は、マイケル・ジャクソンのアート コレクションは、他のアーティストが作成したアートワークで構成されていないということです。むしろ、それは彼自身が作成したデザインと絵画で構成されています。 しかし、これらの作品はどのようなものでしょうか？ 昨日、LAウィークリーは、ジャクソンが作品の保管場所として使用していたサンタモニカ空港の極秘の飛行機格納庫に（これまでのところ）初めてアクセスした報道機関だった。このコレクションは現在、オーストラリアの芸術家でジャクソンの長年の教師であるブレット・リビングストン・ストロングと彼の財団の手に渡っている。 コレクションの周囲には意見の相違と所有権をめぐる議論の霧が漂っているが、ストロング氏は、家族、財団、その他関係者と協力して、このアートコレクションのより多くのアイテムを一般公開するつもりだと語った。 ストロングによれば、彼とジャクソンは1989年にコラボレーション（ジャクソン・ストロング同盟）を結成し、お互いの作品で半分の割合でパートナーになったという。 2008年、ジャクソンは弁護士に自分の作品の権利をストロングに譲渡するよう依頼した。ストロングはマイケル・ジャクソンの芸術作品の博物館を設立したいと考えています。 Strong guided us through this painting storage. The starting point was a memorial structure of マイケル・ジャクソン that he and Strong designed together years ago. A bride and groom stand at the foot of the altar, and Jackson sings for them. It may be extravagant, but it was designed with good intentions and with the tastes of devoted Michael fans in mind. Strong explains: “ He wanted his fans to be able to get married in an altar where his music is played through speakers. It’s an artwork for his fans.” Of course, this plan is still in progress. People who buy one of Jackson’s printed paintings receive a card. They can scan that card at the location of the memorial structure and reserve a slot for the wedding ceremony. Jackson initially thought the idea would be suitable for implementation in Las Vegas. But Strong says maybe Los Angeles will have the honor of hosting it. Apparently, the mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has recently visited this hangar and made promises as well. The paintings hung on the walls, and the prints of some of them donated to the children’s hospital, are only a small sample of the whole. Strong says the number of マイケル・ジャクソン artworks is between 150 and 160 pieces. In all his works, certain signs can be seen: chairs in an 18th-century style, gates, keys, and the number 7. In the portrait drawn of his chimpanzee Bubbles, he has hidden his face inside the backrest of a luxurious armchair. Strong says: “ He loved chairs. He used to say that chairs are the royal beds for many men, women, and children, because they plan their daily work and decide. He drew inspiration from chairs. Instead of drawing a simple portrait of a monkey, he would embed it inside a chair. As you can see, the number 7 also appears in the paintings. That’s because he was the seventh child in the family.” A self-taught genius, Jackson focused on these symbols and created thought-provoking meanings from everyday objects. Strong adds that マイケル・ジャクソン’s workbooks and design books are full of his studies on the topics he loved, along with the variations and modifications he made. A small portrait of Paul McCartney, a member of the Beatles, and a large portrait of George Washington. The latter was created in 1987, when Strong was working with the White House to commemorate the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution’s approval. Michael also painted portraits of himself. A page with four separate drawings tells a humorous story about his own voice regarding the process of his growth and evolution over the years. And there is also a black image of childhood (holding a microphone) tucked into the corner of a room, with sentences written around it—showing his fragility. As an artist, Jackson preferred to work with wax crayons. Of course, Strong adds: “ He also drew many paintings with watercolor, but he didn’t have an eye for it. He was a bit afraid of the colors mixing together.” Strong walks toward a shelf and pulls out from it a blue wax crayon, a white king, and a white glove that Jackson used while painting. When things got difficult for him, he took refuge in art. Strong continues: “ His interest in art and painting was only another part of the talent and creativity that had lasted for a long time.” “ He kept it hidden. I think when those accusations were brought against him, he turned toward art. His designs and paintings clearly shout that their creator was a sensitive and emotional person, though they also contain a sense of humor.” For years, Jackson’s works stayed in a back room. Because at the same time he decided to reveal them, accusations against him came up. Many of these works were supposed to be displayed 18 years earlier. Strong points to one of the booklets from the Dangerous Tour in 1992, saying that Michael wrote about displaying his works in it. “ He didn’t want this secret to remain a secret.” But the friendship between Jackson and Strong had formed before the accusations. Strong encouraged Jackson to create bigger paintings and display them. Their relationship was shaped by the idea that Strong would help Michael along this path. This collaboration led to the creation of the only portrait of Jackson that we know was placed in front of a painter so that Strong could draw his image—The two-million-dollar book portrait. In 1993, everything fell apart. At that time, both Jackson and Strong were on the board of the charity home “Big Brothers of Los Angeles,” which is now known as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Great Los Angeles. The charity’s work is to support young people and provide them with education, founded in Los Angeles by Walt Disney and Meredith Willson. The charity was preparing to hold a charity exhibition of Jackson’s works. Strong explains: “ The plan was to sell prints of the paintings to fans and donate the proceeds to charity. Everyone thought he was very rich, but he spent his money serving those in need.” When the accusations came up, Disney stopped the plan and the paintings were hidden away from public view in a storage room.” Valuation expert Eric Finzi from Belgo Fine Art put forward the figure of $900 million. Strong says: “ The reason this number was announced is that Michael wanted to make 777 prints from each of his artworks and sell them to his fans. What would the sales revenue be? That memorial structure we saw above would be built, it would help needy children, and it would carry out the other charitable actions he had in mind. Multiply 777 by the 150 paintings that remain from him. If each of them were sold for a few thousand dollars, we’d reach a value of about $900 million.” Strong says he has recently visited an appraiser in Chicago and that person even announced a higher figure for the collection. Although hot rumors are circulating, in the end Strong and the Jackson Foundation will likely reach an agreement about displaying more of these works, and a probable exhibition will be held at the Los Angeles City Hall mansion. Discussions about establishing a museum for these works are still ongoing, but Strong has a lot of hope. He is seeking to build a museum where original versions of all マイケル・ジャクソン’s works can be housed. In the painting above, Michael added a prayer-like quote from John Adams, the second President of the United States (he was the first president to take office inside the White House in Washington, D.C.) above the doors: “May God grant this house and its inhabitants the highest of His blessings. Let no one but men (here Michael modifies Adams’s quote and adds: women) or righteous and wise women be in charge here.” At the end, we leave you with a description of Jackson’s art by Strong, and a memory of him working with Michael in a workshop in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. “Most of the time he was happy and full of energy. He played old songs and sometimes listened to his songs with the Jackson Five. But most of the time he listened to a variety of music. He loved classical music. He loved life, and he wanted to express that love through his works—and that was his source of inspiration for creating music and art. One day I came to the workshop. We had a Northern sled dog. I walked in and heard him barking, and I thought, ‘What’s going on?’ I went into the kitchen and couldn’t stop myself from laughing when I saw how Michael was sitting on the table in the middle of the kitchen, among the pots and pans. He had a sheet of paper and a pencil in his hand, and the dog was barking and circling the table. Michael turned to me and said, ‘Nothing! He wants to play, he wants to play.’ He was laughing and I was laughing too, thinking: ‘How long has he been sitting up there like that?’ He was so devoted to art that even while sitting on the kitchen table, he was drawing.” Source: eMJey.com / laweekly.com