
Masao Yamamoto’s Nostalgia for Nature
Often as small as 3×5 inches, Yamamoto’s photographs individualize the prints as objects and require viewers to look at the pieces intimately.
Read moreOften as small as 3×5 inches, Yamamoto’s photographs individualize the prints as objects and require viewers to look at the pieces intimately.
Read moreIn this painting, Tokuriki Tomikichiro presents us with a feeling that we might not have felt in a while: serenity, a concept which is lost on many of us.
Read moreBy pairing such a unique and colorful subject with such a bland setting, Yasui characterizes her as a beautiful imperfection that disrupts the cold, sterile pattern of the tiled floor.
Read moreBy superimposing the branch in front of the sun, the photographer reinforces the sun’s status as mother of the natural world; it is because the sun rises each day that this Japanese maple has blossomed—religion, nature, and modernity are completely intertwined.
Read moreEven the most virtuous of humans have a part of them that is intrigued by what society has taught them is grotesque, wrong, or ugly.
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