A FLOWER IN ASTEROID B612

I have drawn FLOWER, the symbol of Fragility on the glass in Bathroom in 2009.

Title:　 High-maintenance Flower in Asteroid B612

                               Painter Toshiaki Ruike based on the concept as “Fragile Art”

This my picture is a flower in the picture book “The Little Prince” written by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
The flower taken cared by the Little Prince in the story was left alone in Asteroid B612 without telling the prince set out for his journey. He left the flower alone though, he missed it a lot.
The flower must be a metaphor of author’s wife.

I contributed this flower to my daughter, and I plotted this flower would traveled all over the world, and the flower has grown bigger while encountering difficulties, finding friends and eventually awaked happiness.

(Scene of this work)
After The Little Prince had left, she, the flower learnt what a nice not to be bound by anyone and then realized a new feeling as following;

   The prince had shaded the strong sunshine for me
   But, I like enjoying in the sun
   The prince had prevented me from the evening wind and protected me from the chill
   But, I feel the evening wind so fresh after taking in the sun

(Art technique)
This is a work of NPB, New Painting in Bathroom, drawn on the bathroom partition glass of Hotel in Delhi by oil pastel and applied by Japanese red ink and water color, and erased soon, so there is no original drawing, that’s why this is “Fragile Art”