Sombreuil Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I know- some of the quotes from him on the wall made me smile - total perfectionist. The book was well worth it too, though very heavy as you say- I've paid roughly the same amount for much smaller less well illustrated ones before now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 9 minutes ago, Sombreuil said: I know- some of the quotes from him on the wall made me smile - total perfectionist. The book was well worth it too, though very heavy as you say- I've paid roughly the same amount for much smaller less well illustrated ones before now. Yeah, I paid more for all British Museum catalogues I bought before then - and they were paperback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkleSalad Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 On 07/08/2017 at 6:55 PM, Sombreuil said: Yes it was there- beautiful. The BM exhibition is of work from the last period of his life - some fabulous scroll paintings. It's interesting that some look better in real life than in books - the red Shoki paintings really stand out. I swore some years ago after shuffling round the V&A at an Art Deco blockbuster exhibition that I would avoid the big ones in future but I read somewhere that they had reduced the number of tickets issued to deal with the problem. Doesn't seem to have helped. Oh yes, that exhibition toured here, too. It was fantastic but I don't have the stamina to get through those sorts of things. It's a terrible habit of mine to buy a multi-day pass so I can get through it in stages but it's often too exhausting to face more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkleSalad Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I was Googling the author of the infamous nikkei article to see if I could get to the bottom of the controversy and found this instead! Can anyone tell me who the artist is? I'm quite mad on octopusseseses. http://www.bomb01.com/article/42029 My favourte ancient octopus thing: Octopus vessel from the Palace of Knossos in Crete More information about ancient octopus pottery: https://ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/the-octopus-motif-in-ancient-greek-ceramics/ Lots of modern and ancient octopus art (please excuse the Lady Gaga): http://www.veniceclayartists.com/amazing-octopus-art/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastyaeva Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Had a chance to visit Hokusai-Hiroshige's exhibition today in Paris (the Guimet museum http://www.guimet.fr/fr/expositions/expositions-a-venir/le-paysage-japonais-de-hokusai-a-hasui ). They even brought "The great wave" here! No comments. Just magical. I've studied it a bit in the university and always admired the delicacy of Japanese landscapes and their wonderful choice of colors. But seeing it with my own eyes is the other lever of joy. P.S. I wonder now: is it the same one as in the British museum in August? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turquoiseblue Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Artsy food at the Cheburashka Cafe and the Miffy Cafe in Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetwater Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 2017/8/15 at 11:33 AM, SparkleSalad said: I was Googling the author of the infamous nikkei article to see if I could get to the bottom of the controversy and found this instead! Can anyone tell me who the artist is? I'm quite mad on octopusseseses. http://www.bomb01.com/article/42029 My favourte ancient octopus thing: Octopus vessel from the Palace of Knossos in Crete More information about ancient octopus pottery: https://ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/the-octopus-motif-in-ancient-greek-ceramics/ Lots of modern and ancient octopus art (please excuse the Lady Gaga): http://www.veniceclayartists.com/amazing-octopus-art/ Wow, the ceramic octopus is beautiful! It’s been almost a month, so you might have already found out by yourself, but the artist who created this piece seems to be Keiko Masumoto (桝本佳子 in Japanese.) source: http://contemporary.artmatome.com/斬新な焼き物作品で人気！桝本佳子の陶芸作品/ Keiko Masumoto official website The way she expressed the tentacles with ceramic art is incredible… I also love that she covered the surface with a traditional pattern called “Tako-karakusa” (蛸唐草. 蛸=Tako means octopus. 唐草=Karakusa means Arabesque. This pattern was made in China, and named 蛸唐草 after being introduced to Japan, because the vines with leaves looked like the tentacles of an octopus.) The other two works are also beautiful By the way, octopus in Japan is considered as one of the animals that bring you luck, because 蛸 has same sound with 凧 (=kite which flies high,) and 多幸 (多means many, 幸 means happiness.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sombreuil Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 09/09/2017 at 10:56 PM, Mastyaeva said: Had a chance to visit Hokusai-Hiroshige's exhibition today in Paris (the Guimet museum http://www.guimet.fr/fr/expositions/expositions-a-venir/le-paysage-japonais-de-hokusai-a-hasui ). They even brought "The great wave" here! No comments. Just magical. I've studied it a bit in the university and always admired the delicacy of Japanese landscapes and their wonderful choice of colors. But seeing it with my own eyes is the other lever of joy. P.S. I wonder now: is it the same one as in the British museum in August? Quite possible- it was focussed on the work he did in his old age - it had Red Fuji hung alongside Pink Fuji and a video installation showing how the wood blocks for the prints are carved and a second one showing the printing process. Also lots of amazing large paintings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkleSalad Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, sweetwater said: Wow, the ceramic octopus is beautiful! It’s been almost a month, so you might have already found out by yourself, but the artist who created this piece seems to be Keiko Masumoto (桝本佳子 in Japanese.) Keiko Masumoto official website The way she expressed the tentacles with ceramic art is incredible… I also love that she covered the surface with a traditional pattern called “Tako-karakusa” (蛸唐草. 蛸=Tako means octopus. 唐草=Karakusa means Arabesque. This pattern was made in China, and named 蛸唐草 after being introduced to Japan, because the vines with leaves looked like the tentacles of an octopus.) The other two works are also beautiful By the way, octopus in Japan is considered as one of the animals that bring you luck, because 蛸 has same sound with 凧 (=kite which flies high,) and 多幸 (多means many, 幸 means happiness.) Thank you so much for all this information! I hadn't found out - actually I forgot bout it fo awhile. I assumed from the pattern that it was a Chinese artist so it's really interesting to find out the origins and meanings of the pattern and its spreading to Japan. Thanks again, it's all so interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastyaeva Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 4 минуты назад, Sombreuil сказал: Quite possible- it was focussed on the work he did in his old age - it had Red Fuji hung alongside Pink Fuji and a video installation showing how the wood blocks for the prints are carved and a second one showing the printing process. Also lots of amazing large paintings. Many thanks for information! Yes, it seems they made something similar in Paris : no video installation, but there were some large paintings and a lot of small Ukiyo-e. Anyway, it's just so beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastyaeva Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 15 часов назад, turquoiseblue сказал: Artsy food at the Cheburashka Cafe and the Miffy Cafe in Japan Waw, Cheburashka! I've heard it's popular in Japan, but never thought to that point. Great, now I know what to buy as a present if I would have any Japanese friend. It's funny, but I like it in white colour (as they did it for Sochi), although it's not original one (photo credits : Russian gift-shop "Prizes and gifts" https://www.prizipodarki.ru ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turquoiseblue Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 4 minutes ago, Mastyaeva said: Waw, Cheburashka! I've heard it's popular in Japan, but never thought to that point. Great, now I know what to buy as a present if I would have any Japanese friend. It's funny, but I like it in white colour (as they did it for Sochi), although it's not original one (photo credits : Russian gift-shop "Prizes and gifts" https://www.prizipodarki.ru ). I love white Cheburashka, too! It's so cute Look what I found on YouTube Cheburashka dancing in Tokyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastyaeva Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Oh, no, it's too cute, thanks for the video. Really, I've never seen dancing Cheburashka. I definitely need to find my old one, give him a hug and throw on ice in addition to Pooch during the Rostelecom Cup (one for SP, another for FS, perfect). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuzuangel Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 i made some things with the swans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turquoiseblue Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 9 hours ago, yuzuangel said: i made some things with the swans Wow, these are so beautiful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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