Cheeky Swagger (a.k.a. Dan), TAG Member; and Maleficent Twemlow (a.k.a. Anna), TAG Member
Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012
According to Joseph Loh, a Museum educator specializing in Japanese art, the ideal time to see cherry blossoms is not when they are most bountiful, nor when the flowers have peaked at full bloom, but rather as the flowers begin to fall and inevitably die. It is the melancholy nature, he says, that makes this event so spectacular because it can only be witnessed once each year.
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Mayra, TAG Member; and Tiffany, TAG Member
Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2012
In western society, people don't really notice the transition between seasons until it has already taken place. Artworks painted in the Japanese Rinpa style, by contrast, highlight a cultural focus on the seasons through natural imagery, vibrant colors, and connections to literature. This fall, in the exhibition Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art, Ogata Kenzan's Autumn Ivy shows us how much one can appreciate nature through observation and reflection.
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Cheeky Swagger (a.k.a. Dan), TAG Member; and Kristen, TAG Member
Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Audrey, TAG Member
Posted: Monday, November 5, 2012
Visitors come to the Metropolitan Museum expecting to be immersed in beautiful art from various eras. Whether they're looking for a particular piece or intending to stroll casually through the galleries, they might be surprised to get wrapped up in a story.
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