大賞
私たちに流れる血/ゆきめ

第二回 Mr. & Mrs. Abe Arts & Culture Prize
大賞受賞作品
作品講評
本作品は、梅というモチーフに対して新しい視点から挑戦しており、その発想、構想、そして具現化する描写力が極めて高く、第二回の大賞にふさわしいものと評価しました。
作品全体を通じて、『梅』は単なる植物や、一般的な花言葉や象徴性からの着想で終わることなく、作者自身の深い思索を経て、独自の視点から再解釈されています。
作者は、梅を日本人の精神や文化にとって、まるで血液のように内面から流れる根源的な存在として捉え、そこに新たなコンセプトを見出しています。観る者に新たな発見を促すこのアプローチは、まさに本コンテストの目指す「梅のモダナイゼーション」という方向性と一致しています。
また、手首から突き抜けるように咲く梅の花の描写は、ともすればグロテスクな印象を抱かせるかもしれません。しかしその背後には確固たる生命力が息づいており、従来のイメージとは異なる大胆さが感じられます。
一見、リストカットを想起させる構図に映るものの、混乱や自己破壊的な印象は一切なく、むしろ芯の通った力強さが際立っている点も大変興味深い点と言えるでしょう。
全体として、この作品はシンプルな美しさだけでなく、深い意味や強い意志を感じさせる、大変素晴らしい作品と言え、今回の大賞に選出いたしました。
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The Brand’s Question and Philosophy
"Be the Origin of Meaning."
This phrase forms the core of Mr. & Mrs. Abe and serves as a guiding principle for creation.
Has "meaning" been outsourced to brands, prices, others, or overseas standards of value?
Here, jewelry is not mere decoration. It is a medium of thought.
Throughout history, jewelry has evolved from adornment to storytelling, and now, to questioning.
Our pieces are ambassadors of critical thought, created to provoke reflection, memory, and cultural dialogue.
Inspired by the legendary "Tobiume" (Flying Plum) of Dazaifu, and the intimate bonds shared with family and pets,
each piece embodies personal memory and cultural history.
They ask: "What does permanence mean?" "What does it mean to own beauty?"
We are a family-run maison, guided not by marketing but by careful craft and quiet dialogue.
Using durable materials such as K18 gold, platinum, and lab-grown diamonds,
our creations are designed to last beyond a lifetime and connect generations.
Through the Mr. & Mrs. Abe Art & Culture Prize,
we invite thinkers and artists to join conversations about icons, belonging, and meaning.
Mr. & Mrs. Abe is not simply a brand, but a philosophy you wear.
For those who seek culture, not status; meaning, not mimicry.
There is no need to follow hierarchies defined by others.
Jewelry is not simply metal that reflects light.
It is an expression of what you believe and what you choose to carry.
Wearing Mr. & Mrs. Abe means choosing to live the question,
to walk alongside symbols that ask, challenge, and remember.
We are not a maison that pursues “top-of-mind” awareness through advertising budgets.
We believe beauty and value are not imposed, but awaken from within.
Cultural presence does not reside in numbers, but in memory.
You are not a passive consumer of meaning.
You are its origin.
Do not be swayed by price hierarchies or the echo of brands.
Trust the depth of your own questions and the clarity of what you feel.
Be the Origin of Meaning.
Mr. & Mrs. Abe