XYZ Re: Art, Ellice Park's

Brainstorming Center.

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nycartscene:

Closing May 6:”Storytelling in Japanese Art”The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave., NYC (Galleries 223-232)Featuring more than sixty works of art in a range of mediums and formats, this exhibition explores myriad subjects that have preoccupied the Japanese imagination for centuries— Buddhist and Shinto miracle tales; the romantic adventures of legendary heroes and their feats at times of war; animals and fantastical creatures that cavort within the human realm; and the ghoulish antics of ghosts and monsters. From illustrated books and folding screens to textiles and playing cards, the objects on view, which date from the twelfth to the nineteenth century, vividly capture the life and spirit of their time. - thru June 15

nycartscene:

Closing May 6:

Storytelling in Japanese Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave., NYC (Galleries 223-232)

Featuring more than sixty works of art in a range of mediums and formats, this exhibition explores myriad subjects that have preoccupied the Japanese imagination for centuries— Buddhist and Shinto miracle tales; the romantic adventures of legendary heroes and their feats at times of war; animals and fantastical creatures that cavort within the human realm; and the ghoulish antics of ghosts and monsters. From illustrated books and folding screens to textiles and playing cards, the objects on view, which date from the twelfth to the nineteenth century, vividly capture the life and spirit of their time. - thru June 15

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rustybreak:
Marit Fujiwara.I haven’t ever, and I don’t think I ever will, find a more beautiful dress.  “To create a sculptural fabric, I am experimenting with the printing technique of marbling; combining embroidery, bonding and pleating. Applying these fabrics into fashion creates unusual and intricate fashion garments.” 

workman:

rustybreak:

Marit Fujiwara.
I haven’t ever, and I don’t think I ever will, find a more beautiful dress.  

“To create a sculptural fabric, I am experimenting with the printing technique of marbling; combining embroidery, bonding and pleating. Applying these fabrics into fashion creates unusual and intricate fashion garments.” 

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