My dream is to bring my brother's paintings and his passion to people all over the world

What I want to talk about today

"To bring my brother's art and his passion to people all over the world.”

The above became my life's goal when I was a university student. Let me tell you how I came to this goal today.

A Childhood of Good Relations between us.

My younger brother, Atsushi (Acchan), was a mentally challenged child.
I, on the other hand, had always been an honor student, good at both studies and sports.
But no matter what, we played together a lot in our childhood.
We often drew pictures together, and I remember that we were good friends, as siblings often are.

The period from elementary school to high school when I felt alienated from my younger brother

Time went by, and I was in the upper grades of elementary school.
I started to hear a lot of comments about Acchan from acquaintances and teachers and so on.

“Your brother is crazy, isn't he? You should do something about it.”"Why is he screaming in the hallway? It's crazy. " "It's tough living with a failure.”“Do something about him, little brother. He’s crazy."

Now, I wonder why I had to be told such things. But at the time, I thought, "The teacher said it, so it's right. Normally, we should do what everyone else does, and it's his fault for not doing it normally.”… And then.

"Why can't you be normal?”
"Why were you born?"

I started to blame Acchan like this.
Acchan would often throw a tantrum.
It was natural, wasn't it? He couldn't keep up with his studies, which were getting harder and harder, his schoolmates always made fun of him, and his older brother, who had always been a good friend, suddenly became angry with him.

But despite all this, Acchan continued to draw.
Even in junior high school and high school, from morning till night. Even until today. A tremendous number of pictures are piled up at home.
I used to wonder where all this energy came from, as I could not devote myself to one thing at a time.

When I was a college student, I understood my brother a little better.

When I became a university student, I suddenly asked Acchan.

“Why do you keep drawing?”

Acchan said.

"Because everyone praises me when I draw. Besides, it's fun when I can draw well.”

Looking back, it was true.
It was true that he was usually teased a lot.
However, I was also recognized by the people around him through the pictures he drew. When he drew the cover of a literary book, people came to see it, and the decorations for the school festival and the paintings in the corridor of his alma mater were all connected by Acchan's drawings.
The explanations of the pictures were not easy to follow, and I'm sure there were many things he didn't convey well, but the pictures connected Acchan and the people around his more eloquently than anything else.
I believe that he drew pictures and came to us in the same way that we talk to each other.

At the time, I thought that I had to make Acchan "normal", but that was a big mistake.
By drawing pictures, Acchan was creating a place for himself.

What I want to do with this life has been solidified recently.

It is true that Acchan is not good at reading and writing.
He recognizes that in order to make a living as a painter in the future, it is very important for him to be able to talk about his work in an attractive way with his own mouth.
In fact, he has been kicked out of the faction of the painting exhibition he belonged to because of his inability to speak well, lost his job as a painting teacher that he finally found, and had a falling out with a great teacher in the painting world.
It's sad to say, but the reality is that for people like Acchan, it's difficult to survive just by continuing to paint.

I, on the other hand, am just an office worker who doesn't know anything about the world of painting. However, I have felt Acchan's passion for painting and his talent firsthand.
So to speak, I'm Fan No. 3. (My father and mother are the first and second fans.)
As fan No. 3, I don' t want to let Acchan's drawings and his passion be buried. My father and mother have always supported Acchan, but they are also old and I know they can't stay with us forever. It makes me sad, but I can't help it.

That's why I want to help bring Acchan's paintings to people all over the world.
And eventually, I hope that Acchan will be able to continue drawing and live.

Finally, a request to everyone!

Until now, I've been focusing on the work at hand without knowing what to do, even though I had such a desire.
I decided to start with the first step, so I created an Instagram and a website. It was made in a hurry, so there may be some parts that are difficult to see, but please take a look and leave a comment or like to support us. I promise to show all of them to Acchan.

If you would like to buy a painting, or if you would like him to draw a painting for you, please contact me via DM on Instagram or Twitter below.

IG
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWCDZp4Pdn4/
TW 
https://twitter.com/perobird
Website 
https://kubotakashi2208.wixsite.com/atsushikubo?lang=en

And now I'm trying to figure out what to do with it. I'm thinking about making goods, building an e-commerce site, crowdfunding, opening an online gallery, and many other things.
If you have any knowledge about this, I would appreciate your advice.

Thank you for taking the time to read this far.
My brother and I will continue to devote ourselves to this project.

8, Jan,2022
Takashi Kubo

his artworks(examples)