Originally published on the 22nd October 2013. Introduction In 1613 Captain John Saris brought back to England some “pictures” from
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Κατηγορία: japan
Daido Moriyama: Colors
Originally published on the 17th April 2016. I have written a post about Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama, in which all
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Daido Moriyama, Japanese Photographer: Poetry through the lens
Originally published on the 20th October 2012. In October 2012 I visited an exhibition of Daido Moriyama’s photographs in London’s
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Takashi Murakami: Mr Superflat in Palazzo Grassi, Venice
During a 2011 trip to Venice , I visited Palazzo Grassi’s exhibition “The World belongs to you” where I saw
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Harakiri School Girls: by Makoto Aida
“It is spirit, not painting” Makoto Aida Makoto Aida’s work “Harakiri School Girls” is a composition that recurs in the
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Tokyo Story – μια ταινία του Yasujirō Ozu
Ξαναείδα μετά από πολλά χρόνια την κινηματογραφική ταινία Tokyo Story (東京物語, Tōkyō Monogatari) του Γιαπωνέζου σκηνοθέτη Yasujirō Ozu που κυκλοφόρησε
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Yoshihiro Tatsuki: Japanese Photographer
The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife (蛸と海女 (Tako to ama), is Hokusai’s most famous shunga picture. It depicts a young ama (literally
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Sushimou: a gastronomic jewel a stone’s throw from Syntagma Square in Athens
Sushimou is small. It only has a bench and stools around it. You need to reserve in advance in order
Continue readingReturn to the sea: Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto
Motoi Yamamoto was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima in 1966 and received his B.A. from Kanazawa College of Art in 1995.
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Haruki Murakami, by danetta This is a post about oysters and the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. In a speech
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