Japanese art
"Floating worlds: Japanese woodcuts" exhibition at Brighton Museum
Posted on January 13, 2020 by Toothpicker
I have visited exhibitions on Ukiyo-e (Japanese Woodblock prints) in Japan, France and London before, but never in Brighton. After reading some positive reviews on the "Floating Worlds: Japanese Woodcuts" exhibition at the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, I decided to head to Brighton to see the exhibition before it ended.
Oddly enough [...]
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Tribute to Mono-Ha exhibition at Cardi Gallery in London
Posted on June 13, 2019 by Toothpicker
While I was walking around Green Park one afternoon, I stumbled upon a poster outside of the Cardi Gallery with this title: 'Tribute to MONO-HA' (13 March - 26th July 2019). I was not only surprised but extremely excited since it is rare to see collective work associated with this art movement [...]
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Noguchi for Danh Vo: Counterpoint at M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong
Posted on May 23, 2019 by Toothpicker
I have always been fascinated by Japanese American modernist artist, designer and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi's work, yet I have never visited his museum in New York even though I used to live there. I have seen his work at MOMA and at other art institutions in America, but oddly enough [...]
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Manhole cover designs in Japan
Posted on November 4, 2018 by Toothpicker
Sakura motifs are often featured in Japanese manhole cover designs
If you have visited Japan before, you have probably seen the wonderul manhole covers on the pavements all over Japan – it would be hard to miss them! The popularity of these manhole covers has been growing rapidly both locally and overseas, and [...]
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Boro textiles at Amuse museum (closed in 2019)
Posted on November 1, 2018 by Toothpicker
Boro – real astonishment exhibition
After spending so much time in the rural countryside, I found it hard to cope with the hustle and bustle back in Tokyo, and felt slightly dazy and detached from reality. My original Airbnb booking was cancelled by a host in Tokyo at the last minute, (the 2nd [...]
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Japanese textiles workshop (Part 2): Katagami & Katazome
Posted on October 28, 2018 by Toothpicker
Top: a visit and demonstration of katagami by the Ise-Katagami artisan Isao Uchida
Like I mentioned in my previous entry, my knowledge on traditional Japanese textiles techniques was quite minimal before the workshop. I have done some shibori techniques like itajime and pole wrapping, but I have never done any stitch shibori nor [...]
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Hiroshi Sugimoto's masterpiece: The Enoura Observatory in Odawara
Posted on October 22, 2018 by Toothpicker
The cute Nebukawa Station first opened in 1922 but was swept away (along with a train full of passengers) by a landslide a year later. Hundred of people were killed during this disaster, and there is a memorial at the station that commemorates this tragic incident
After I left Atami, I took the [...]
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Houkusai & Hirashige's ukiyo-e exhibition at MOA Atami
Posted on October 22, 2018 by Toothpicker
After my visit to Kyu Hyuga Bettei, I headed back to the train station to take a free shuttle bus to the MOA Museum of Art situated on the top of hill that overlooks the sea. Like Miho Museum in Kyoto, this private museum was opened in 1982 by the Mokichi Okada [...]
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Mino washi museum & Akari Art Gallery
Posted on September 27, 2018 by Toothpicker
One of places I wanted to visit in Mino was the Mino washi museum. Yet the museum is located about half an hour's drive from the town centre, and there are no buses that could get me there. After enquiring at the tourist office (inside a washi paper stationery shop), the [...]
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Kawai Kanjiro Memorial Museum in Kyoto
Posted on September 3, 2018 by Toothpicker
I have wanted to visit Japanese potter, Kawai Kanjiro's former house - now his Memorial Museum for a long time. Yet for some reason, I never made it until this trip... it was a timely visit as the museum was like a quiet sanctuary compared to hassle and bustle in the [...]
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