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This past Saturday, I attended the opening reception for an exhibit entitled “On Paper” at Gallerie Citi in Burlingame, California. The show features five artists who work in paper-based mixed media. I was there to support one of the artists — my mother Irene Zweig — who creates captivating pieces through deconstruction and reassemblage.
If anyone happens to be in the San Francisco Bay Area and would like to attend, the exhibit will be open through June 15th.
For more information, please visit…
irenezweigart.com
gallerieciti.com
facebook.com/GallerieCiti
twitter.com/GallerieCiti
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For many years, I have been fascinated by modern Japan — everything from the Meiji period (1868 – 1912) to current day. One of my favorite periods is a rather short one known as Taishō (1912 – 1926). What strikes me most about Taishō is the amazing blend of Japanese and Western aesthetics.
I think my interest in Taishō really began when I read Yukio Mishima’s novel Spring Snow (Haru no Yuki). This novel is actually a period piece — published in 1969, but set around 1912 – 1914. Mishima gives a detailed look at the Japanese class system of the period through a romantic tragedy (although I’m not sure Mishima saw this story as such).
My interest in Taishō developed further through a series of college courses on modern Japanese literature. I even did a project involving costume designs for a Taishō-set short story, involving research on fashion of the period from Kimonos and beyond.
I also find advertisements from this period interesting. Actually, the Shiseido ads from the 1900s through the 1930s are really remarkable! You can find out more about these ads on MIT’s Visualizing Cultures website.
Anyway, I just wanted to share a number of my favorite images:
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the following images!!
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Just wanted to compile a list of a few comics/web comics/graphic novels I admire and highly recommend!
(In no particular order!)
- Call Sign Spirit (coming soon!) by Tina Lee.
- Meristem County by Jade F. Lee.
- Fajita by Ryan Thompson.
- Luci’s Letdown (on my wish list) by Marjee Chmiel & Sandra Lanz.
- Angry Comics/Monster (on my wish list) by by Jessica Hayworth.
- Baritarian Boy by Lawrence Gullo & Fyodor Pavlov.
- Hemlock by Josceline Fenton.
- The Tragedy Series by Benjamin Dewey.
- Death Stories by Omar ZahZah and Eliza Frye.
- Comics by Emily Carroll.
- Hark, a vagrant (of course) by Kate Beaton.
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