Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts

Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Sit tight


Try sitting on it and you'll fall off! Issey Miyake's store in Tokyo, Japan, has a really trippy display this season (not sure how long it would be there for). Designed by Japanese architect Yoichi Yamamoto, the blue chairs are an illusion, the white floor has blue chair backs coming out of them but the seats and legs of the chairs are painting flat on the floor.



Saturday, 18 June 2011

Take it with a grain of salt...


WOW it's been a while! I'm overwhelmed with the amount of emails i've received regarding my disappearance off AnnaLikes, thank you very much, all is well just been super busy around the clock! Thank you for being patient! And with that said let me introduce to Motoi Yamamoto, the most patient man in world maybe! The Japanese artist creates monumental mazes across the floor using salt. He sprinkles the salt on the floor using a plastic bottle used for machine oil, and moves backwards to avoid stepping on the design. This one took approximately 50  hours to complete over 5 days and 2,200 pounds of salt. The intricate labyrinth creeps out from a brick tunnel at the Fondation Espace Ecureuil gallery in France. 




Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Oritsunagumono


Oritsunagumono is a project by a Japanese student, Takayuki Hori, which highlights the environmental threat of pollution on species living on Japan's coastal waterways. Hori printed the skeletons of eight endangered species on translucent sheets. When flat the pieces look like scattered bones but once folded together, it transforms into the animal. It's quite a beautiful representation of how fragile nature is.






Monday, 28 March 2011

Skateboard afterlife


Making-something-out-of-nothing kind of art, is by far my favorite, the medium used is always a surprise and reminds us that we can transform anything into something original. Japanese wood sculptor, Haroshi, uses old skateboards... yes skateboards! The sculptures he creates are very original pieces to display, they're not only aesthetically beautiful but they also make you appreciate the craftsmanship behind it. 


He stacks many layers on top of each other to create a color combination, then the boards are cut down to size, smoothed and polished. Being very passionate of the sport himself, Haroshi apparently puts a broken metal piece from the skateboard in the center of the sculptures created to give the piece a soul!










Now that’s a sick madness! If you have never heard about Japanese wood sculptor named Haroshi, go get the wind of his most original conceptual art. As a creator of amazingly beautiful wooden sculptures out of old, crashed and broken skateboard decks, Haroshi passed for a man of considerable resourcefulness. His multicolored and meticulously sculpted art pieces simply astound with lifelike affinity, so in whichever way it’s even possible to mistake them for being real! In his works he stacks many layers with all piece elements being connected either in their original form or in shapes to form wooden mosaic, dots, and pixels. After that they’re cut down to size, shaven to get rid of the debris, and afterwards coated with a final glossy finish. And with a long-term passion for skateboarding, Haroshi even puts a broken metal skateboard piece in the center of each sculpture to give soul to the statue. You’d better see this bewildering craftsmanship and planning involved with the unrolling showcase:
Now that’s a sick madness! If you have never heard about Japanese wood sculptor named Haroshi, go get the wind of his most original conceptual art. As a creator of amazingly beautiful wooden sculptures out of old, crashed and broken skateboard decks, Haroshi passed for a man of considerable resourcefulness. His multicolored and meticulously sculpted art pieces simply astound with lifelike affinity, so in whichever way it’s even possible to mistake them for being real! In his works he stacks many layers with all piece elements being connected either in their original form or in shapes to form wooden mosaic, dots, and pixels. After that they’re cut down to size, shaven to get rid of the debris, and afterwards coated with a final glossy finish. And with a long-term passion for skateboarding, Haroshi even puts a broken metal skateboard piece in the center of each sculpture to give soul to the statue. You’d better see this bewildering craftsmanship and planning involved with the unrolling showcase:
Now that’s a sick madness! If you have never heard about Japanese wood sculptor named Haroshi, go get the wind of his most original conceptual art. As a creator of amazingly beautiful wooden sculptures out of old, crashed and broken skateboard decks, Haroshi passed for a man of considerable resourcefulness. His multicolored and meticulously sculpted art pieces simply astound with lifelike affinity, so in whichever way it’s even possible to mistake them for being real! In his works he stacks many layers with all piece elements being connected either in their original form or in shapes to form wooden mosaic, dots, and pixels. After that they’re cut down to size, shaven to get rid of the debris, and afterwards coated with a final glossy finish. And with a long-term passion for skateboarding, Haroshi even puts a broken metal skateboard piece in the center of each sculpture to give soul to the statue. You’d better see this bewildering craftsmanship and planning involved with the unrolling showcase:

Sunday, 20 March 2011

Paper Lace


A few days ago, Japan Society in New York unveiled Tomoko Shioyasu's floor to ceiling tapestry as part of the "Bye Bye Kitty!!!" exhibition, which runs until June 12, 2011. Tomoko takes huge sheets of synthetic paper and carefully cuts away at it using different types of crafting knives and soldering irons. She meticulously chisels the paper to create beautiful intricate patterns on large scale.





I recommend you check it out if you're in New York sometime soon.

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

More for you Japan


A few days ago I shared with you a James White's poster for Japan, and I know of many readers who actually purchased one. Check out another poster designed by 29 year-old Rob Dobi, i actually find this one even stronger, because it doesn't need any words to explain, it's straight to the point. You can also purchase this poster here. All profits will go straight to disaster recovery.

I'm sure will see more of these surfacing in the next coming days.


Sunday, 13 March 2011

For you Japan


I love these art-for-a-cause projects. With the current sad events in Japan, designers and artists are quickly coming up with ways to do their part in helping Japan. James White from Signalnoise created this minimalist poster, and selling it through Signalnoise for $29.99. All profits will be donated to help the relief efforts there. Signalnoise also lists several organizations where you can donate.