Monthly Archives: March 2018

ANG KIUKOK (1931/2005), FILIPINO PAINTER – A style that fused cubism, surrealism and expressionism.

When intensity of works stood in contrast to own personality. Many of his most gruesome imagery was painted during the martial law rule of Ferdinand Marcos. Artistically growing, he crystallized in cubistic figures the angst of his times, where he pursued an expression imbued with nationalist fervor. He blazed a iconographic path of his own, through expressionistic works of high …

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SUMMER SONG – Yui / When each soloist album releases has topped the charts.

Listening to music, in single-parent families. Here, in the city where a famous Japanese singer-songwriter was born, you can see the product of the fusion of two cities, an port city and castle town were united into one city. It was chosen by the Mongol invasion forces as their landing point in the 13th century. Fukuoka is one of Japan’s …

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FIVE CITIES, IN NIHON-KOKU – Travel into the birthplaces of five Japanese creative people.

Travel Japan, reading Shuntaro Tanikawa. The secrets of the Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum’s success? Maybe spectacular view on the 52nd and 53rd floors of the Mori Tower. Its exhibitions are always focused on contemporary culture. It was originally the private estate of an business tycoon, and the building is typical of the work of the architect Watanabe. Dedicated to contemporary …

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CREATIVE TONES IN THE GROWING SUN – Five Japanese cities, where art has been able to express itself completely.

Travel to Japan, listening to Yui Yoshioka. The intellectual property of the images that appear in this blog correspond to their authors. The sole purpose of this site, is to spread the knowledge of these artists and that other people enjoy their works.

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WHAT THE WORLD’S LARGEST EXPERIMENT REVEALS ABOUT HUMAN DESIRE – Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam / A billion Wicked Thoughts

The book on sex in the twenty-first century. This town developed as the castle town of one of the three branches of the ruling Tokugawa family (during the Edo Period). Nagoya it’s Japan’s third-largest incorporated city. As of 2015, 2.28 million people lived in the city. Walking in its streets, you can perceive something about a special book (A Billion …

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TO BE IN LOVE – Shuntaro Tanikawa /Bearing the weight of being alone.

The Japanese living poet you’ve never heard of. On the outside this town looks like any technologically advanced modern city, but don’t forget it’s home to some world famous traditional and historical landmarks. Tokyo is a mix of ultra-modern skyscrapers and traditional historical temples. Highlights in Tokyo? Watch a Japanese ceremony and sumo matches, enjoying your special dinner a a …

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YAYOI KUSAMA (1929), JAPANESE PAINTER – When life is the heart of a rainbow.

Creativity? A dazzling hall of mirrors, with pumpkins inside. It’s a good base for trips into the Japanese Alps (such as the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route), but in Matsumoto – second largest city in Nagano Prefecture – you can discover one of Japan’s most beautiful original castles. Accommodations (hotels, mountain huts and camp grounds), is available along the route. From mid …

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NAOMI OKUBO (1985), JAPANESE PAINTER – The themes of adolescence, related to current society.

Painting girls while they walking to the house with the wolves. The secrets of the Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum’s success? Maybe spectacular view on the 52nd and 53rd floors of the Mori Tower. Its exhibitions are always focused on contemporary culture. It was originally the private estate of an business tycoon, and the building is typical of the work of …

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CHINA, IN FIVE SHADES OF CREATIVE ART – From Chengdu to Beijing, listening to Li Yuchun.

China. When the name makes you want to pack up. Maybe you can choose the tour to Badaling Great Wall (the symbol of China), a small group private tour available everyday. Xian Classic Tour? You will visit the greatest archaeological findings of the century, appreciate the marvelous Terracotta warriors in full battle array of Emperor Qin’s tomb. http://chinatour.net/ We offer …

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CHINA THROUGH TWENTY PICTURES – Perceiving the soul of a country through the expressions of human creativity.

When art uses brushes and words. The intellectual property of the images that appear in this blog correspond to their authors. The sole purpose of this site, is to spread the knowledge of these artists and that other people enjoy their works.

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