Maho beauty

Maho beauty
“Come, butterfly It's late- We've miles to go together.” ― Matsuo Bashō, On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho
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2015 m. kovo 21 d., šeštadienis

So unusual and intriguing works of Chinese artist Ah Xian. 
Artist explores aspects of the human form using ancient Chinese craft methods including porcelain, lacquer, jase, bronze, and even concrete. The artist often uses busts of his own family members including his wife, brother, and father onto which he imprints traditional designs with a vivid cobalt blue glaze.
More: http://www.art-days.com/ah-xian-porcelain-portraits/






2015 m. kovo 13 d., penktadienis


Magical stretchable paper Sculptures by Li Hongbo: Don’t trust your eyes – sometimes things are really not what they seem!

Artist glues thousands and thousands of paper in narrow strips and then shapes them with a band saw and an angle grinder into super detailed sculptures!














Read more: http://lostininternet.com/modern-chinese-art-movement-through-paper-sculptures/#ixzz3KjpU0RZn

2015 m. kovo 6 d., penktadienis


Japanese Foxes  - Kitsune


Fox guardian at Fushimi-Inari-Taisha Shrine.
Foxes (kitsune), regarded as the messengers, are often found in Inari shrines. 
Found on flickr.com

Fox holding a key in its mouth, at the main gate of the Fushimi Inari shrine. First and foremost, Inari is the god of rice. And key is an attribute for the rice granary.
Found on flickr.com



Each of the torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha is donated by a Japanese business.
Layer after layer....
http://regex.info/blog/

The Torii gates (鳥居) at Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社) These gates date back to 711 A.D.

It is a big shrine, located in a district beside, Kyoto. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named Inari, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines. There are thousands of gates that guide you up the mountain.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen-oung/6080763075



Real Cat and Stone Fox
at the Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社), Kyoto Japan
http://regex.info/blog/



2015 m. kovo 3 d., antradienis

LOOK CLOSER - those graceful and calligraphic shapes in the sky are not birds! They are made up of thousands of plastic bags, meticulously arranged by the artist Alain Delorme! 


The bags twist, weave, and undulate in concert with each other creating a visual mesh of kinetic fluctuation. The digital creations reflect the idea of a land art installation, metamorphosing natural spaces through an artistic intervention.The digital creations reflect the idea of a land art installation, metamorphosing natural spaces through an artistic intervention. (More: http://www.ignant.de/2014/07/07/murmurations-by-alain-delorme/)











You can find more here: http://www.ignant.de/2014/07/07/murmurations-by-alain-delorme/