Today we are talking about the impressive work of Suriwan Sutham, an emerging and talented Thai female artist. The first time that I saw his work was at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center as a current exhibition. The artworks are painted in maxi format and they immediately caught my attention. The pictorial technique is […]
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CHICHU ART MUSEUM, NAOSHIMA ISLAND, JAPAN
Works by Claude Monet, Walter De Maria, and James Turrell form the permanent collection at the Tadao Ando-designed Museum. A subterranean space surrounded by the scenic Inland Sea, the museum invites consideration of our relationship with nature. Visitors can view five Monet paintings that are made visible entirely by natural lighting while being underground. The […]
DIORAMA MAPS, SOHEI NISHINO, JAPAN
When I saw the exhibition “New Planet Photo City” at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT in Tokyo I was really impressed by the “Diorama maps” of Sohei Nishino. I have already wrote a generic post about this collective exhibition that compare William Klein photography and Asian contemporary visual artists on 11 April 2018. But I purposes avoided […]
STUDIO GHIBLI, TOKYO, JAPAN
Today we are talking about the most renowned animation studio in the world: Studio Ghibli. Founded in 1984 by the chief author Hayao Miyazaki, one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema. The studio is still collecting several awards and it never fails to impress the viewers. Every movie is exciting […]
FLOWER BALL (3-D) SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS, TAKASHI MURAKAMI, 2002, JAPAN
Takashi Murakami is a leading figure in the art world, he coined the “superflat” art movement that combines Japanese anime and ukiyo-e (traditional Japanese block prints) influences. “My aesthetic sense was formed at a young age by what surrounded me: the narrow residential spaces of Japan and the mental escapes from those spaces that took […]
HAPPYLAND – A PLACE THAT WONT MAKE YOU HAPPY AT ALL – TONDO, MANILA
When I heard the first time about Happyland and I saw some pictures made by Ted McDonnell I had goose bumps and tears raced down my cheeks. The situation in Tondo, the poorest area of Manila, is still dramatic and getting worst day by day. People there live surrounded by garbage. Junk covers the streets […]