もうひとつ行きます。
Interview 2
Kailene Falls
毎週金曜日は各界で活躍するプロフェッショナルのインタビューを取り上げます。関連語彙を習得しながら英語力を向上させ、さまざまな話題に対応できる教養を身につけていきましょう。
パート3
今月来月のゲストは、イラストレーターのケイリーン・フォールズさんです。今日は、ケイリーンさんが主に日本の食べ物のイラストを描くようになったいきさつについて聞いていきます。
Listening point
What surprised Kailene about food culture in Tokyo?
東京の食文化について、ケイリーンさんが驚いたのは何ですか?
ではこの点を意識しながらインタビューを聞いてみてください。
Okay, let's listen to today's interview!
Shibata: Now you're covering Japanese foods.
Kailene Falls: Yes.
Shibata: And well, regarding your passion for Japanese food culture, how did it all begin and how has it evolved?
Kailene Falls: Yes, so when I was in the US, I enjoyed food and I enjoyed trying new things, but I don't think I would have called myself. "A foodie" at that point.
And then I came to Tokyo, which has a very vibrant, beautiful food culture, and it's quite affordable, which was something that was surprising and extremely accessible. Where I come from, you can find beautiful and delicious foods, but you need to travel quite a ways. You have to, you know, a 30-minute car ride, an hour-long car ride whereas coming to Tokyo, just within, like a 10 minute walk, there was beautiful and delicious foods pretty much anywhere you go.
So, I became more and more passionate, and my interest in food grew more and more. When I became freelance, I made that choice specifically because I wanted to increase the amount of illustration work I did. I liked drawing pictures, and I realized when I created designs that used illustrations, those are my favorite designs because I liked the process of actually creating the artwork.
I always say there's two types of artists. There's the artists that are painting because they want to express their emotions on a page. And then there's the artist that is a little bit more technical, a little bit more logical. And that's where I fall. And so when I became freelance, I thought it is much easier to hire somebody who has a specific specialty in illustration, and I need to find my own specific specialty to be able to market myself to potential designers wanting to hire me for a project.
So, I looked at the scenery, I looked at people, I looked at characters, and I realized I like food and food is fun to paint, and Japan has an abundance of beautiful food to paint. And there's a need for it on the market because Japan has a strong food culture, meaning that there is a lot of magazines, books, advertisements, packaging. Um, there's a big range of projects that food illustration could be worked on or could be used for.
And so that kind of sparked my choice to pursue food illustration, to kind of combined my personal interests and the market had a need for it. And it just kind of was a match made in heaven. And now I'm fortunate because I get to eat delicious food and call it my job.
Shibata: Hmm.
WORDS AND PHRASES
foodie 食通
A foodie is someone who has a keen interest in food, particularly different types of food. A gourmet. Foodies are also usually quite knowledgeable about the latest food Trends. The qualifications for being a foodie are unclear. As Kailene said, she wouldn't have called herself a foodie in the beginning.
affordable (値段が) 手ごろな
accessible いきやすい、手に入れやすい
an abundance of ～ 豊富な～、 多数の～
Abundance is having more than enough resources available. A large quantity. Plenty. Maybe even too much in some cases. Kailene said that Japan has an abundance of beautiful food to paint, meaning that there are many options when it comes to beautiful food to paint.
spark 刺激する、活気づける
match made in heaven 最高の組み合わせ
A perfect relationship or a perfect combination. An ideal mutually beneficial situation. Kayleen said that the combination of her pursuing food illustration with the market having a need for it was a match made in heaven. Or, Win-win scenario.
では語句が理解できたところで、今日のインタビューをもう一度聞いてみましょう。
Listening pointの答え
The fact that food is quite affordable and extremely accessible.
食べ物がかなり手ごろで、非常に手に入りやすいことです。
ENHANCE YOUR VOCABULARY
今日のインタビューの後半では、ケイリーンさんがアーティストとしてのキャリアについて話してくれました。今回は絵を鑑賞したときのコメントに使えそうな語彙を見ていきましょう。
capture とらえる
This piece captures the effects of light and fleeting moments of landscapes with rich colors.
この作品は、光の効果や風景の一瞬を豊かな色彩でとらえています。
captureは何かの瞬間をとらえるというニュアンスでも使われる言葉です。絵のモチーフや題材を語るときによく用いられます。
fleetingは「束の間の」ですから、fleeting momentsは「一瞬」となります。
perspective 遠近法
I'm struck by the clever use of perspective. It adds depth and dimension to the work.
遠近法を巧みに使っているのが印象的です。作品に深みと奥行きを与えています。
美術の世界では、perspectiveは「遠近法」のことです。
dimensionは「深み」「立体感」です。
brush work 筆遣い
This work's vibrant colors and bold brush work vividly convey inner emotions.
この作品の鮮やかな色彩や大胆な筆遣いは、内面の感情を生き生きと表現しています。
実際に声に出して言うのも大事な練習の一つです。このコーナーで学んだ分を実際にいってみましょう。
This piece captures the effects of light and fleeting moments of landscapes with rich colors.
I'm struck by the clever use of perspective. It adds depth and dimension to the work.
This work's vibrant colors and bold brush work vividly convey inner emotions.
YOUR TURN
次の日本語を英語にしてみましょう。
その作品の構図は型破りですが、説得力があります。
ヒント: 構図 composition
One example is ―
The composition of the piece is unconventional, yet compelling.
compositionには「構成」という意味がありますが、美術作品などに対して使う場合には「構図」を意味します。
ここで「型破り」と言うのは「伝統的な描き方ではない」ということですね。「伝統的な」はtraditional/conventionalですから、「伝統的ではない」はuntraditionalやunconventionalがぴったりです。
「説得力がある」はcompellingを使ってみました。
今日の言葉
インタビューの中から印象に残った言葉を紹介します。
And it just kind of was a match made in heaven.
まさに完璧な組み合わせでした。
自分がやりたいこと、自分ができることがマッチしたキャリアというのは本当に素晴らしいですね。