Year: 2003
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 130.2 x 96.5 cm (51 1/4 x 38 in.)
Acquired from Sotheby’s, 2022
Takano Aya is often praised for her SF-like worldview, and this work also has a somewhat extraordinary scenery. In the center of the picture, a girl with big eyes, floating in the air is staring straight at the other person sitting on a rocky ground in front of her. It seems to be the sea in the west at dusk as there is a low crescent moon depicted. Right after sunset, the gloomy blue sky continues to the sea. When the night deepens, the crescent moon will disappear eventually. On the sandy beach in front, there are three children and a blue excavator. The bright object in their hands must be the fireworks mentioned in the title. Although it is an ordinary moment of a summer dusk with a calm darkness, the reality is suddenly shaken by the presence of the paranormal pair of girls.
