Tag: Japanese
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Photos Series Showing the Most Beautiful Japanese Cherry Blossom for 2014
The delicate pink sakura, or cherry blossom, is associated primarily with the culture of its native Japan. These trees blossom throughout Japan every spring, but their beauty never gets old, so we’ve collected some of our favorite photos of this year’s cherry blossoms in Japan. In Japan, the blossoming of the sakura begins in April,…
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Stories Come Alive with 360 Degree Cut Book
In order to express a single scene of a story in a three dimensional way, Japanese artist and architect Yusuke Oono created this imaginative series of 360 degree books. Using 40 pages, Oono assembles scenes from stories like The Jungle Book and Snow White with elaborate layers of silhouettes cut from paper. Oono designed each 360°Book digitally page by…
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These Were Made With a Simple Pair of Scissors!
Hina Aoyama is an artist from Yokohama, Japan. Currently living in Ferney-Voltaire, France, Aoyama began exploring ‘ultra-fine lacy paper cuttings’ in 2000. Using a simple pair of scissors, Aoyama creates intricately delicate works of art. Her steady hand and incredible patience has earned her a variety of awards and her artwork has been exhibited around the…
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A Reflective Six-Legged Wolf Covered in Glass Mirror Shards!
As part of her current exhibition titled Earthshine at Gallery Wendi Norris (which is also her American solo debut), Japanese multidisciplinary artist Tomoko Konoike explores various crystalline structures in sculptures and drawings. Drawing inspiration from manga, Shinto animism, Noh drama, and pop culture, the artist creates surreal, otherworldly artworks that encompass sculpture, drawing, photography, and animation. Among one of her most…
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Eccentric Yet Amazing Body Art Done by a 19-year-old Japanese Girl Choo-San
Her boredom with the digitally enhanced photographs drove a 19-year-old Japanese girl to work on her artistic talent in body art. Student Choo-San from the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan left an incredible impression when she painted attention-grabbing images on the human body. Choo-San discovered her body art talent after sketching eyes on the…
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Gerardo Chierchia Paints Three-Dimensional Goldfish Embedded in Layers of Resin!
Italian artist now based in Australia Gerardo Chierchia paints three-dimensional goldfish using a complex process of poured resin. The fish are painted meticulously, layer by layer, the sandwiched slices revealing slightly more about each creature, similar to the function of a 3D printer. We really love the rich depth of the pieces and the optical illusion…
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More Incredible 3D Latte Art by Kazuki Yamamoto
Japanese artist Kazuki Yamamoto has got the Internet buzzing about his 3D latte art again – this time he’s back with a very impressive Salvador Dali-inspired foam sculpture. The latte foam in the cup is shaped as a melting clock in Dali’sThe Persistence of Memory. The clock, however, is not the only new 3D latte artwork…
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INSTAGRAM: BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS
Mindlessly double-tapping through Instagram can quickly turn into a black hole of nail art, puppies in costumes, and half-naked Rihanna. Looking for a more cultured and entertaining 20 minute diversion? Here’s some awesome artist and art-world Instagram accounts that you should definitely follow: www.artfido.com @artFido http://instagram.com/artfido No bias here! Although we haven’t been on Instagram…