A terrifying 76-year-old Japanese artist who draws paintings in Excel has become a hot topic overseas
Spreadsheet software Microsoft Excel is a convenient software that allows you to enter mathematical formulas to calculate, create graphs, and use it as a simple database, but 76-year-old 'computer painter'
Tatsuo Horiuchi | the 73-year old Excel spreadsheet artist | Spoon & Tamago
http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2013/05/28/tatsuo-horiuchi-excel-spreadsheet-artist/
Mr. Horiuchi's work is introduced on Spoon & Tamago , a site that disseminates Japanese art overseas. In the article, Mr. Horiuchi responded to an interview with Spoon & Tamago, saying, 'I have never used Excel, but when I saw other people making beautiful graphs, I drew this. I thought I could draw, 'he says, telling how he started writing' computer drawings 'using Excel.
Mr. Horiuchi, who retired at the age of 60, bought a personal computer with the intention of starting something new. Graphic software is expensive, but the fact that Excel pre-installed on a computer does not cost money and that it is easier to operate than 'Paint' that comes with Windows was the reason why I started drawing with Excel. It seems to be. It seems that he has tried Microsoft Word, but it was not as easy to use as Excel.
Mr. Horiuchi has set up his own site, and in addition to seeing many of his works, he can also see lectures on how to draw computer drawings.
Tatsuo Horiuchi's page
In addition, a special site for exhibiting works is also explained, and you can see more works.
Tatsuo HORIUCHI's PASOKONGA-painting with Excel
http://pasokonga.com/index.htm
Here is a work called ' Yume no Tomonoura (view from cherry blossoms and anti-tide tower)' posted on the site. This work depicts the scenery of Tomonoura floating in the sea with cherry blossoms.
' Snow Okura ' depicting the winter landscape. It's a very detailed painting, but it's surprising because it was all drawn using Excel.
' Golden carpet and autumn leaves ' with a vivid contrast between ginkgo leaves and autumn leaves . In addition to the trouble of drawing the leaves one by one, it seems that various ideas such as white ginkgo leaves and gradation of the background have been devised.
Mr. Horiuchi says that he draws pictures using Excel's drawing function 'Auto Shape' ('Figure' in Excel 2007 or later). You can get a glimpse of such a situation in the movie released by Sony.
Excavation! Draw with artist Excel! Talent of Tatsuo Horiuchi, a painter who blossomed after retirement-YouTube
Mr. Horiuchi's work has been published overseas, but of course it has been featured in many places in Japan. You can also see the procedure for creating a computer image on the following NHK site.
Rich expression with computer painting-Tatsuo Horiuchi, 74 years old- ｜ This week's ○○ ｜ Hirumae Hotto ｜ NHK @ Greater Tokyo Area
https://www.nhk.or.jp/shutoken/hirumae/week/2014-07/0711.html
On Mr. Horiuchi's site, the procedure for drawing 'upside-down Fuji' in Excel was explained as an example of a simple computer drawing. Of course, all of them are auto-shaped drawing techniques, but above all, I feel that they are 'computer drawings' only if they have a good sense of painting.
There is also the following page where Mr. Horiuchi explains more advanced drawing methods.
Introduction to Auto Shape Drawing with Excel ｜ Moug to learn Excel VBA
The advantages of creating with Excel are that there is no limit to the size of the canvas and that it can be enlarged or reduced freely. It is also possible to print out a portrait-sized painting as shown below.
Mr. Horiuchi's site also has a page that explains how to draw a computer image and a page about how to draw and a CD that contains the work, so if you are interested, it seems good to inquire from the page.
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