Posts Tagged with "Japan"

Néojaponisme

July 29, 2008

Today was mad hectic at the agency. All three floors of the shop were buzzing with creative energy/activity. All day people came and went from the Radar space, and the hour hand on the clock swirled at a rapid rate.
Let’s travel back in time:
3:00 PM: I need a break. My eyes are burning from starring [...]

The Rice Art of Yamagata Japan

July 2, 2008

Created by intermixing purple and yellow-leafed kodaimai rice with local green-leafed tsugaru-roaman variety, imaginative farmers in rural Japan grow mass scale rice paddy artworks in their fields.
According to Pink Tentacle, “In recent years, a growing number of local governments around Japan have started organizing rice paddy art projects as a way to attract tourists and [...]

Tokyo: Rockabilly Dancers

June 11, 2008

On Sundays in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Olympic Park, groups of Rockabilly dancers decked out in vintage attire gather for a day-long dance party complete with a portable sound system, custom cars and hotties in ’50s style pleated skirts.

Kintaro

May 27, 2008

Kintaro (commonly translated as “Golden Boy”) is a well-known hero in Japanese folklore. According to various legends, he was raised by a Yamamba ogress in the mountains, possessed supernatural strength, and had the ability to communicate with animals. Rumored to have slaughtered monsters, crushed boulders with his bare hands and defeated bears at sumo, Kintaro [...]

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Shadow Pictures

May 16, 2008

Kage-e was commonly used to entertain guests at parties during 19th century Japan. The pictures are comprised of two parts: a silhouette image (viewed first) that resembles an easily identifiable object, and a real image (viewed second) that reveals the silhouettes true identity.

The Kaibo Zonshinzu Anatomy Scrolls

May 12, 2008

Painted in 1819 by Japanese physician Yasukazu Minagaki (1784-1825), The Kaibo Zonshinzu Anatomy Scrolls contain 83 images based on Minagaki’s analysis of over 40 bodies that were donated to science after being decapitated for committing criminal acts. As mentioned on Pink Tentacle, “Unlike European anatomical drawings of the time, which tended to depict the corpse [...]

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