I love art! I love to visit a museum or an exhibition. Right now I am looking forward to Rimpa (JP). Rimpa was the painting schools of the Edo Period, characterized by their highly sophisticated sense of decorativeness. They made gorgeous and pomp-filled paintings, usually painitng on a fusuma, which is a sliding door in tradtional Japanese interiors. They also painted on sensu, a Japanese folding fan. If I have to choose my favorite painting, I would choose one of Japanese national treasure,Fujin Raijin by Tawaraya Sotatsu. Fujin and Raijin are the gods of Wind and Thunder, don't they look funny?. It is alright, they tried to make them lovable for the people of Edo. You may find them, wearing tiger print pants, at the gate of Aasakusa Sensoji too. Regardless of religion, the Japanese love that God, Kami sama.
I like art by Edward Hopper, especially his painting "Nighthawks".
Posted by: Wolf | Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 05:29 PM