Posts Tagged ‘Art’
March 29th, 2010 | 
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Okawa Tatsuji (1904 – 1994) Japan
Tatsuji Okawa up until the 1970’s specialized in fine illustrations of beautiful young men, mainly Japanese, in bondage.
Parallels can be drawn between his bound and tortured males & those of European Christian Art works depicting those of St. Sebastian
Homoerotic Gay Male Art interest
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Tags: Art, Bondage, Gay, Homoerotic, Homosexual, illustration, japanese, Knotwork, Okawa, Rope, Tatsuji | 
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Some years ago I traveled with My wife to her homeland JAPAN. Here is a video photography collection of some of the sights I had seen while there. I hope you like my work…These are all still images taken with a video camcorder…
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Tags: Art, japan, Japanese Art., photography, Sight Seeing, video photography |
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Yush! The first actual time we met as a group. We knew each other before of course, but we just came together as a group this time. But still…
We are the holy Ninja Ninja Nan cosplayers and this is our first proper video together. We are some awesome people! 
Song: Shissou
Sung By: Vic Mignogna (We all think he is awesome)
Cosplayers
Demyx: Jereha (Jess) www.jereha.deviantart.com
Ichimaru Gin: Cybaura107 (Kat) www.cybaura107.deviantart.com
Kuchiki Byakuya: LemGemapple (Gem) www.lemgemapple.deviantart.com
More cosplays to come from us in no time, just we’re starting out, so you have to give us some time! Also money and such aswell… . I guess that is all! I think hopefully we shall be a mini Bleach set for the May MCM expo coming up, so look out for us!
Most pictures taken by Cybaura107, she let me use them! Thankies to her! More to come from us, just give us some time!
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Dutch filmmaker Peter Delpeut, who inventively embroidered found footage into his own narratives in “Lyrical Nitrate” and “The Forbidden Quest,” uses hand-tinted photographs from the late 19th century to evoke a tine and place in “Felice…Felice…” Shot entirely in an Amsterdam studio, the somber romantic drama’s rather cold formalism may shut out some fest audiences, but those that stick around long enough for it to kick in on an emotional level will find much to admire. Pic was warmly received as the official opener of this year’s Rotterdam Film Festival.
Delpeut’s tragic love story about the cultural chasm between East and West was inspired by the pictures taken by turn-of-the-century Japanese photographers Hikoma Uenoand Renjo Shimooka and Western visitors of the time such as Baron von Stilfried and Felice Beato. The latter is the protagonist of this fictionalized “Madame Butterfly” variant; his hopeless quest to reconjure a lost love is narrated via a letter to his brother back in Holland.
Six years after abandoning his bought bride O-Kiku (Kumi Nakamura) in Nagasaki, photographer and explorer Beato (Johan Leysen) returns to Japan and attempts to track the woman, who has retreated further sand further into his memory. Finding their former home empty he continues on to places they once lived in or visited, traveling across a country now increasingly remote and unfathomable to him. The journey is punctuated by encounters with people who knew them, but the reticence and immovability of the Japanese only adds to Felice’s frustration.
The restraint and lethargic pacing of Delpeut’s direction allow attention to drift to the film’s craftsmanship rather than its drama. Working with actors for the first time, Delpeut elicits intense highly focused performances, most notably from solemn lead Leysen, and from Proett and veteran Yoshi Oida (“The Pillow Book”) as O-Kiku’s troubled father. Similar in some ways to Tran Anh Hung’s “The Scent of Green Papaya,” which also created an Asian environment in a European studio, the film’s artifice is very much part of its spell. Editor Menno Boerema’s work is especially fine in giving a non-static life to the subtly colored photographs that trace Felice’s journey and link the studio scenes.
– Variety, February 23 – March 1, 1998
Director: Peter Delpeut
Screenplay: Peter Delpeut
Production Company: Pieter van Huystee Films/Ariel Film
Producers: Pieter van Huystee/Suzanne van Voorst
Line producer: Hetty Krapels
Photography: Walther Vanden Ende
Musical score: Loek Dikker
Editor: Menno Boerema
Art director: Vincent de Pater
Costumes: Jany Temime
CAST
Johan Leysen: Felice Beato
Toshie Ogura: Ume
Rina Yasima: O-Take
Noriko Sasaki: Hana
Kimu Nakamura: O-Kiku
Yoshi Oida: Matsukichi
Noriko Proett: O-Koma
Netherlands, 1:1.66, colour
(Drama, 1998, color, 99 min)
5 reels, Dolby SR
2850 metres, 25 f/p/s
http://www.pvhfilm.nl
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Tags: Art, delpeut, drama, film, huystee, japanese, pieter, van |
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ABOUT CASANOOAH, INC. http://www.casanooah.com
The Casanooah showroom features authentic handmade Japanese ceramics and garden ornaments that originate from two of Japans most historical cities Nara, Japans oldest city, and Karatsu, the city that links Japan to China.
JAPANESE CERAMIC POTTERY
Featuring Karatsu, Bizen, and Shigaraki styles of Japanese pottery, Casanooah offers the finest and widest selection of ceramics. We work with acclaimed artists who are known for their impressive exhibitions and have received countless accolades for their work in Japan. Fit for royalty, many of the pieces have been presented to generations of the emperors family. And although the pottery is Japanese in origin, it incorporates seamlessly with any décor.
Casanooah features custom ceramic busts, as well as a wide variety of styles and sizes to display in either the interior or exterior of the home. We also feature a special collection of Japanese tea ceremony cups (macchawan); they season with use and enhance the flavor of tea over time.
Casanooahs Karatsu ware artist, Masamichi Nakano, from Tochi Nakano kiln, is a famous ceramic sculptor known for his elaborate and delicate workmanship.
ZEN GARDEN DESIGN
A zen garden in the backyard of the showroom creates a peaceful environment for shoppers. Designed by Japanese garden designer, Yoshihiko Kawatake, it is adorned with antique hand carved lanterns, chozubachi (stone water basins) and garden rocks all of which are available for purchase.
In addition to providing southern Californias most exclusive collection of antique garden ornaments, Casanooah uniquely cooperates with Kawatake to design any type of Japanese garden for any type of landscape. Casanooah features tsubo niwa (enclosed-garden), which can be a small sanctuary in a garden or even in any interior space.
Please visit us at the showroom in Newport Beach, California. We are always available to
answer your questions.
http://www.casanooah.com
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Posted in japanese landscape photography |
Tags: Accents, Art, asian, Bamboo, Bizen, Calm, Ceramics, Ceremony, Chado, Clay, contemporary, Decorative, Flavored, gallery, Garden, Gift, Green, Handmade, Holder, Home, Idea, Ikebana, Imported, Incense, japan, japanese, Karatsu, Koi, Kyoto, Kyoyaki, Lantern, Mashiko, Matcha, Naturally, Ornaments, Painting, Peaceful, photography, Plate, Pottery, Present, Rock, Sado, sculpture, Shigaraki, Shop, Stone, Tatami, Tea, Teacups, Teapots, Teas, Tokoname, Traditional, Tranquility, Tsubo, Unique, Vase, visual, Whisk, Workshop, Zen |
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Video from the Thai / Japanese Butoh performance ensemble work “The White Ants.” An excerpt from “Fragile City.”
“Fragile City” by Thai ArTs HuB GrouP, directed by: Pannatat Po-dhivejakul.
Photography & visualization by visionary Video Artist: Maurice Spees
Merging performance art with video art…
Music by: Maurice Spees
Artistic Director Video: Maurice Spees
More info about the original performance: http://www.arts-hub.co.cc/
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Tags: Art, arts, Asia, butoh, city, contemporary, dance, fragile, group, Hub, japanese, merge, Pannatat, performance, Po-dhivejakul, Thailand, theater, video, videoart, visionary |
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Kanji Japan is a photography collection of Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji that make up the Japanese writing system. I find these writing characters to be an artform in itself and are a joy to photograph. Images were taken by Jim Atwood Photography at http://www.jimatwood.net in Nagoya, Tokyo, Yokohama, and Nagano Japan. Soundtrack is remixed by http://cornandbeans.newgrounds.com. Thanks!
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A colorful and stylistic spin on leaves in Japan. This is cool! Video and Slideshow by Jim Atwood Photography at http://www.jimatwood.net. Music Soundtrack by http://stan-sb.newgrounds.com.
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Street Graffiti Nagano Japan photographs were taken by Jim Atwood Photography Japan. Visit Jim Atwood Photograpahy at http://www.jimatwood.net
Music by Sunbyrn. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sunbyrn/
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Tags: Art, graffiti, japan, Jim Atwood, Nagano, photography, Street |
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The Orlando Public Library hosts J-Fair, a celebration of all things Japan. Japanese art, photography, Koto performances, film screenings, exhibits, and, of course, sushi!
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