"Hiroshi TARUI makes his bid at the Marlboro Masters."
Hiroshi TARUI is planning to exhibit his works in the paddock office
(supposedly at the moment), during the Marlboro Masters, held this year
on 8th - 10th August in Zandvoort, Holland.
Hiroshi TARUI:
I am an illustrator from Japan. Motor racing is of European tradition
and culture, and the world of racing cars is the crystallization of the
latest technology. I've tried to visualize them by drawing with sumi,
traditional Japanese black ink used since ancient times, and with my own
new style that originates in the technique of bokuga
(black and white drawing).
Motion and stillness.
Innovation and tradition.
Explosion and silence.
Blots of glaringly vivid red and black sumi.
I've been trying to draw these extreme opposites on one sheet of paper.
What I seek is the newness born out of fusion, rather than the delight
in unexpected mismatch.
For years I've been earnestly hoping to show my works to those involved
in motor racing, journalists, and fans in Europe, the home of motor racing.
The Marlboro Masters is an event that attracts much attention in Europe.
It is a good opportunity to make known to people who love motor racing,
that there is a Japanese who has approached the culture of motor racing
in such a form.
In 1997, a Japanese team TOM'S won in the race with a Dutch driver, Tom
Coronel, who was then an energetic driver in Japan, making the Marlboro
Masters widely known to Japanese motor racing fans.
And in 2001, Takuma SATO won the Marlboro Masters for the first time as
a Japanese driver, and with the victory he ran up to race in F1. I am
a fan of SATO and have been supporting him since he made a challenge in
Britain F3. I felt proud that a fellow countryman won the Marlboro Masters,
a major event in Europe. So for my first step in Europe, I selected as
my stage the Marlboro Masters, a gateway to F1.
I hope you would take an interest in this challenge by a Japanese, and
would appreciate your cooperation.
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