Comments on: The Bulb http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/07/02/the-bulb/ Blogging Asian Art and Culture Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: OGT http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/07/02/the-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-5011 OGT Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:09:23 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=985#comment-5011 wow these are amazing. wow these are amazing.

]]> By: bittermelon http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/07/02/the-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-2328 bittermelon Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:09:24 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=985#comment-2328 Hi Scottflint, thanks so much for dropping by and giving us some background info on this piece. Pretty impressive that the artist was able to create something like that out of pure scraps. Hi Scottflint, thanks so much for dropping by and giving us some background info on this piece. Pretty impressive that the artist was able to create something like that out of pure scraps.

]]> By: scottflint http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/07/02/the-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-2233 scottflint Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:35:04 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=985#comment-2233 I know the artist that made the Samurai sculpture. His name is Chris Thompson this was his first sculpture in this medium made to scale. The sculpture was made to honor my brother Matt who had recently passed away. He made it from scraps of metal found nearby the sculpture. He bent most pieces by hand and cut parts to length by bending them back and fourth until they snapped to the right size. The head of the Samurai is made from a paint can turned upside down. Chris is an accomplished artist and has over 20 years training in martial arts including Iaido the ancient art of the Samurai warrior. He teaches at West-Wind Karate school in Berkeley. I know the artist that made the Samurai sculpture. His name is Chris Thompson this was his first sculpture in this medium made to scale. The sculpture was made to honor my brother Matt who had recently passed away.

He made it from scraps of metal found nearby the sculpture. He bent most pieces by hand and cut parts to length by bending them back and fourth until they snapped to the right size. The head of the Samurai is made from a paint can turned upside down.

Chris is an accomplished artist and has over 20 years training in martial arts including Iaido the ancient art of the Samurai warrior.

He teaches at West-Wind Karate school in Berkeley.

]]> By: nahry http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/07/02/the-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-662 nahry Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:34:45 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=985#comment-662 I have been there! Cool place to hike. I have been there! Cool place to hike.

]]> By: bittermelon http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/07/02/the-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-399 bittermelon Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:20:21 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=985#comment-399 @sophia thanks so much for visiting our blog. What a pleasant surprise! Checked out that link, I dig the piece. I agree with you on the indoors/outdoors dynamic with sculptures. @nico Storm King looks uhhhhmazing. Dreamy and pastoral-esque. Thanks for sharing. Also, I think walking the Bulb in inappropriate shoes would be hard on the tootsies. @sophia thanks so much for visiting our blog. What a pleasant surprise! Checked out that link, I dig the piece. I agree with you on the indoors/outdoors dynamic with sculptures.

@nico Storm King looks uhhhhmazing. Dreamy and pastoral-esque. Thanks for sharing. Also, I think walking the Bulb in inappropriate shoes would be hard on the tootsies.

]]> By: nico http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/07/02/the-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-373 nico Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:28:53 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=985#comment-373 still waiting on someone to kidnap me away to see Maya Lin's work at Storm King. I last hiked the Bulb in completely inappropriate shoes and a half-functional camera and loved every minute of it. still waiting on someone to kidnap me away to see Maya Lin’s work at Storm King. I last hiked the Bulb in completely inappropriate shoes and a half-functional camera and loved every minute of it.

]]> By: Sophia http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/07/02/the-bulb/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Sophia Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:29:03 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=985#comment-372 Hey! It's Sophia from the EAZB :] I've been to a few outdoor sculpture gardens, one in Washington more than five years ago... and my friend keeps telling me about the Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey. Having never been I can't personally comment on the level of Asian-esque sculptures, but a quick look through their website yielded this: http://www.groundsforsculpture.org/c_yjun.htm?phpMyAdmin=rx8QRmkftsxKCJORMPMdrElzfme Which I found nice. Indoor galleries sometimes impose a strange context on artwork... there's something enjoyable about having a walk in a garden and stumbling upon something like this. Hey! It’s Sophia from the EAZB :]

I’ve been to a few outdoor sculpture gardens, one in Washington more than five years ago… and my friend keeps telling me about the Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey. Having never been I can’t personally comment on the level of Asian-esque sculptures, but a quick look through their website yielded this:

http://www.groundsforsculpture.org/c_yjun.htm?phpMyAdmin=rx8QRmkftsxKCJORMPMdrElzfme

Which I found nice.

Indoor galleries sometimes impose a strange context on artwork… there’s something enjoyable about having a walk in a garden and stumbling upon something like this.

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