ai-wei-wei

Hello every one!

It's embarrassing, actually I didn't know about him.

Before watching his video, I thought he is normal man.

But now I could understand what he want to do.

He want to change the government and sometimes he brought back it.

I chose the one piece of arts about his artworks.

It is named Urn With Coca-Cola Logo 1994

It showed the uncomfortable collision of an ancient culture with global capital.

A shock effect is created by the big bold Coca Cola logo slapped onto a 2000 years old urn.

The reason I chose this one that because personality I like the collaborate artwork such as past and present.

And he wanted to tell us "The reform and succession of tradition".

As you know, Warhol used Coca-Cola for the motif is that to symbolize the capitalist societies in America.

It recent years it might be call to symbolize of the globalization.

But now Coke's consumption of Chine is No.4 in the world.

Finally, for him art is not just watching thing it has a lot of meaning such as counterargument for the society and government.

I think art has a lot of meaning each artist, this time he mean that opposition to the Chinese government.

I'm Japanese so it is hard to understand about another government but I have Chinese friend,

that's why  I could ask about that.

It was good chance to know the Chinese government, famous artist called Ai and his work.

IFAD 2015

HELLO :)

Yesterday I had a fun time with International Foundation students in their exhibition.

I'm going to Foundation course from this September, that's why it was really interesting to talk with them about this course and their  purpose.

I tried to talk to everyone and I almost could do that.

Though watching and talking, I had two favorite exhibition.

"The Evolution of sound"

Reghad Tmumen

When I entered in small room, there are a lot of pictures and I could see her classmate's face such as happiness and sadness on the wall.

Her main concept and main idea is sound.

And her work is based on emotion and behavior change as a result of being exposed to sound.
Because each person has a different reaction even listening to the same sound.

There photos are her classmate that they were listening to three different sounds such as Laughter, Police Siren and finally, War sound:gun shot and shouting.

I hear the sound of a gunshot about war whole this I felt really sad.

I think that sounds and arts are quite similar, because it is not important that everyone think same thing.

I could think about someone's reaction and realise that each person has a different expression in this room.

"Ikebana"

Alfred Chan

This is Fashion Promotion and Imaging.

His main concept and main idea of his work is about flowers, especially Asian flowers.
He made a Spring/Summer 2015 collection for teenage girls and young women.The target market is about 15 to 20 years old.
He was inspired by Hong Kong designer Ground Zero and influenced from Hong Kong culture and the Sakura from Japan.
I'm glad that he used Sakura, because everyone can know about it when they see his artworks.

Actually my grandmother is a Ikebana teacher.

That's why I like Ikebana and flowers from I was a child.

Also I'm suppressed that fashion model is a foundation course's tutor and classmate. The women are very beautiful and they looked more beauty because they wear his design cloths.

He created to booklet and clothes and also took the pictures by himself.

I think that it is interesting to create all thing.
I'd like to see more his create cloths.




In conclusion, I like to see the exhibition and talk to artists about their concept and mind.

Thank you for giving chance to know a lot of artists and friends.

Project 2

Hi :)

Though Oxford trip, I could know a lot of information about Japanese artwork and print in ASHMOLEAN museum.

when I was in Japan, I would not think about Japan, Because it is too close to think.

And about my house as well.

My house is one of traditional house in Japan, also it has a lot of artworks inside.

When I saw Japanese exhibition in ASHMOLEAN I thought that some artworks might have in my house. So next day I asked my mum and she sent me a lot of pictures about ceramics and the hanging scrolls.

It is similar with before exhibition that I saw.

That's why now I'm proud of my house, and I'm happy that I could realize about that.

I think that I use to do about researching, drawing and writing, because Project 2 is my second time research.

And also I can feel that my english is better than before.

Thank you Project 2 but I'm not looking forward to meet Project 3....lol

See you soon.

The An'ei era

Hello everyone ;)

Today I’d like to introduce this artwork named “The An’ei era” in ASHMOLEAN 

It was made Toyoharu Chikanobu (1838-1912).

He was prolific woodblock artist of Japan’s Meiji period.

This is traditional Japanese print.

The long time ago, everyone preferred to this type of face like Asian beauty.

 she has beautiful white face and black hair.

The woman is this print looks into one mirror, but she uses another so that she can check the back of her elaborate hairstyle.

The An’ei era Japanese mirrors were made of polished bronze, not glass.

And the scene above shows a traditional mirror-polisher.

She wears the beautiful kimono that traditional Japanese cloth.

We can see on the collar of the beauty’s inner robe.

I could know a lot of information from this print, for example how to make mirror and mirror’s materials.

This type of picture has series; Mirror of the Ages (Jidai Kagami)

I also checked this one.

Kyouhou - Mirror of the Ages

Artist: Toyohara Chikanobu

Completion Date: 1897

Style: Ukiyo-e

Genre: bijinga

Check it out!!!

See you ⭐️ミ

RICHARD LONG

I received deeply lecture about “Finding ways to lose yourself”.

Getting lost has two meaning.

It is usually bad thing, but sometimes it is really important to generate ideas.

Whole this lecture, I had favorite artist named Richard Long.
The reason I chosen him because his art style is different from others and he also has destructive beauty on his art.

When I saw his picture in the lecture, I thought he is Japanese, because he wear tenugui that traditional Japanese towel on his hat.

He was born in Bristol, England in 1945 and studied at the university of the west of England’s college of art.

This is his artworks.

I think his motif has circles, nature and place, especially road.

And also he prefers black and white coulor (monochrome).

When I saw his art and picture, it brought out the nostalgia in me.

Actually I don’t know why, but I think just miss place of nature.

His artworks are not just drawing.

For example, sculptures and textworks.

I focus on his drawing.

As you know his artworks has circle.

When I saw this picture, it lookd that it is like rice.

This is link of youtube about his drawing.
Please check it out!

https://youtu.be/JD2Ai_BECbg

I’m really surprised because he doesn’t use a writing brush.

He used only hand that wear glove.

I think he lose his self and got lost in his life.

That’s why he can create destructive arts.

In conclusion, I think that sometimes we have to break out of our shell.

Oxford trip

Hello ;)

I chose ASHMOLEAN museum.

This time, I'd like to introduce Yoshida Hirohsi exhibition!

Yoshida born in Fukuoka in Japan.

In 1893 he went to Kyoto to study painting, and the following year to Tokyo to join Koyama Shotaro's Fudosha private school.

He is a famous Japanese print artist.

I think that his artwork has a lot of warmth and impressive colour.

That's why I could see his print for a log time.

I was attracted to this print named "Elephant".

It was made by woodblock print in 1931, and used ink and colour on paper.

Yoshida had seen riding on elephant in india, the experience was deep impression for him.
That's why he created this.

He preferred amber and ochre colour.

It looks dull colour, but quite beautiful.

This is calculate beauty.

And also he had a different view point from others about indian landscape and also delicate sensibility.

Please check it out his woodblock!!!

ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL

Today we watched this cinema !

"ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL"

Before watching I thought that this is just story about art school.

but actually it was different.

There ware a lot of comedy, love, mistily.

In my opinion, this movie was that thinking what is art.

After watching it, I could know art is added value.

That's why it was very interested for me.

See you soon ;)

Yoshida Hiroshi: A Japanese Artist in Indian

Exhibition/Display Details

Yoshida Hiroshi: A Japanese Artist in Indian

In 1930, Japanese printmaker Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950) spent several months travelling in India and Southeast Asia.

After his return to Japan he produced a series of woodblock prints inspired by his travels.

This is a display of prints from the collection of Avijit and Chobi Lahiri.

Image: Yoshida Hiroshi (1876 – 1950), Elephant, 1931. © Lahiri Collection

I chose above exhibition !

The reason I chose this, because he had great talent and Japanese printmaker.

Japan Prints has been a dealer and collector in 20th century Shin Hanga

and Sosaku Hanga Japanese Woodblock Prints for over 25 years.

We can check this in ASHMOLEAN ;)

Let's enjoy this Friday !!!

See you tomorrow.

Yoshida Hiroshi: Honest Grocer