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The Spring Cycle
[Above: Spring Cycle by Wen Jun (mixed media) 2013]. This colourful artwork is in the form of a pedicab, which was once commonly used as transport in Chinese cities. Painted in the traditional Spring Festival style, the eight paintings on … Continue reading
Thank Heaven for 7 Eleven
Japanese contemporary artist Mr (born in 1969 in Cupa, Japan) is based in the Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo. As a young child he had a love for drawing and received many awards and accolades. By high school he was painting with … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Oriental Art
Tagged anime, fan service, Japanese contemporary art, manga, otaku, sābisu katto, Takashi Murakami
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Hisashi Tenmyouya | From Passive Moon To Vibrant Sun
Above Left: Nine Kamakura Samurai (from Contemporary Japanese Youth Culture Scroll) August 2001, acrylic on wood (60cm x 42cm) Above Right: Archery 2008 acrylic on wood (90 cm x 70 cm) Japanese contemporary artist Hisashi Tenmyouya was born in February, 1966 in Tokyo. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Illustrations, Oriental Art, Paintings
Tagged Archery, Hisashi Tenmyouya, Japanese art, Japanese artists, neo nihonga, Nine Kamakura Samurai
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Bali Hai! This is Why
Belgian painter Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merpes was born in Brussels on 9 February 1880. He left Europe in 1932 and travelled to Bali where he remained for the rest of his life. Le Mayeur De Merpes was fascinated with … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Oriental Art
Tagged #Artist, Balinese art, Balinese artists, De Merpes Museum, Le Mayeur de Merpes, Ni Pollok, Pollok
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Enter the Dragon – How Clawsome
Melbourne’s Dai Loong (Big Dragon) has particular significance in the history of dragon making from China. Processional dragons are handmade out of silk, bamboo and wire. Historically it is a folk craft which originated in Foshan, in the Guangdong Province … Continue reading
There’s No Duckin’ These Chickens in this Form of Art
Above: Ma Yali – “Brigade Chicken Farm” (1973). Chinese “Peasant Painting” or “Folk Painting” reflects on the farming lives of the vast countryside of China during the 1960s. Its style represents both old and new in its art. Old – … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Oriental Art, Paintings
Tagged Chinese Artists, Chinese Naive art, folk painting, Peasant Art, Peasant painting
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Nothing Like Passing Through Air When You Are Feeling a Bit Like ‘Head in the Clouds’
‘Passing Through‘ (2010) oil on canvas 91 x 116.5 cm Taiwanese born artist Joyce Ho was born on 9th October, 1983 in Taipei. She received a Bachelor of Arts (International Studies), University of California, Irvine (2007) and a Master of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Oriental Art
Tagged Joyce Ho, Tawainese artists
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Tennyo “Magokoro” – The Goddess of Sincerity
Tennyo “Magokoro” (The Goddess of Sincerity) is a statue constructed by Gengen Sato, who spent more than 10 years at the task after it was commissioned by Mitsukoshi Ltd. Consisting principally of Japanese cypress “Hinoki” about 500 years old that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Carvings, Oriental Art, Sculpture
Tagged Gengen Sato, Goddess of Sincerity, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tennyo Magokoro, Tokyo
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Angels We Have Heard on High
Indonesian sculptor and installation artist Heri Dono was born in Jakarta on June 12, 1960. He studied at the Indonesian Art Institute (Institut Seni Indonesia) in Jogjakarta, where he won the Prize for the Best Painting in 1981 and again … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Oriental Art
Tagged Heri Dono, Indonesian art, Installation art, New Internationalism (art), Prince Claus Award
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A Child is Born
A Child is Born by Mrs. Tun-jou Ku (I-ching Ku). I-ching Ku, was born ca 1915 in Hanchow, China. She was a well-known artist specializing in birds, flowers and Chinese landscapes. She became a professor of Chinese Art at the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Oriental Art, Paintings, Watercolours
Tagged #AChildIsBorn, #ChineseArtists, #I-ChingKu
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When in Singapore, you must Sri Mariamann Temple
Sri Mariamman Temple is Singapore’s oldest Dravidian Hindu temple named after its principal deity, Mariamman – a mother goddess who protects against diseases in rural south India. Therefore, it is the centre of worship for the majority of South Indian … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Oriental Art
Tagged Chinatown, Dravidian Hindu Temple, Naraina Pillai, Singapore, South Bridge Road, Sri Mariamman Temple
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Domo, Shintaro Suzuki
The image featured above is entitled: “Portrait of a City,” an oil painting by Shintaro Suzuki. Shintaro Suzuki was born in Hachioji, Tokyo in 1895. He studied oil painting under Seiki Kuroda, who was one of the pioneers of western-style … Continue reading
There’s more to this cardiologist than meets the eye
Image on left is: “Music to the eye” photographed and donated by Yean L. Lim AM ARPS FRACP Image on right: “In loving memory of our friend and colleague: Margaret Dougherty” (painted by Yean Lim) According to information on the … Continue reading
Posted in Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Illustrations, Oriental Art, Paintings, Watercolours
Tagged cardiologist, Dr. Yean L. Lim, Epworth Hospital
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Thou art the Iris, fair among the fairest
Kōrin Ogata aka Ogata Kōrin was a Japanese painter of the Rinpa school decorative style based on the ancient Japanese painting style of yamato-e during the Edo Period (1603-1867); who were masters of influence for modern Japanese art. Kōrin was the … Continue reading
