Tuesday, November 17, 2020

masks, part iii

following on from 

masks, part i .... 

masks, part ii ... 














































lola astanova ... masked ... all in the best possible taste ... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgiw-3kqgU




































































































































































































































































































































































https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/03/volker-hermes-paintings/













































Thursday, November 5, 2020

Kawanabe Kyosai, 1831 to 1889 ... loved to paint birds, especially crows ...

















a prolific artist ... too much stuff in one short life for me to outline ... but here are eight paintings of crows which are held in the met in new york ...  ink on silk ... clicketty click for the detailed images ... look at how he shapes the feet ... look at how he deals with the varied textures of feather ...























































































































































i'm very fond of this ... two crows greeting the sunrise at asakusa ...















and it takes a genius to carry off this transformation ...