PAPER PAINTINGS
In this series of works Nico Tone deals with Digital interpretation of works by Japanese old master Kano Sansetsu. The reptilian blossoms, which convey the atmosphere of an early spring morning and symbolize birth and renewal. Kano’s works focus on themes of Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, to depict nearly a year’s cycle of change from late spring to early winter.
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Gold Blossom Poetry
Digital interpretation of a work by Japanese old master Kano Sansetsu. The massive black trunk of an ancient plum tree with bending, twisting branches spans nearly sixteen feet across four sliding panels. The reptilian old tree sprouts blossoms, which convey the atmosphere of a cold early spring morning and symbolize birth and renewal. These panels originally formed one wall of a room in the Tenshōin, a subtemple of Myōshinji, a Zen temple in Kyoto. During the 1880s, they were sold to a private collector and trimmed at the top to conform to the smaller dimensions of his home. On the reverse of these panels was a composition depicting the Chinese theme of the Eight Daoist Immortals, which formed a wall in the adjacent room.
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Cherry Blossom
Digital interpretation of a work by Japanese old master Kano Sansetsu. The massive black trunk of an ancient plum tree with bending, twisting branches spans nearly sixteen feet across four sliding panels. The reptilian old tree sprouts blossoms, which convey the atmosphere of a cold early spring morning and symbolize birth and renewal. These panels originally formed one wall of a room in the Tenshōin, a subtemple of Myōshinji, a Zen temple in Kyoto. During the 1880s, they were sold to a private collector and trimmed at the top to conform to the smaller dimensions of his home. On the reverse of these panels was a composition depicting the Chinese theme of the Eight Daoist Immortals, which formed a wall in the adjacent room.
Nico Tone
Cherry Blossom
In this series of works Nico Tone deals with the unravelling and manipulation of traditional flower arrangement, ikebana. Ikebana (生け花, 活け花, make flowers alive) is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.[1][2] It is also known as Kadō (華道, "way of flowers"). The tradition dates back to the 7th century when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, they were placed in the tokonoma (alcove) of a home. Ikebana reached its first zenith in the 16th century under the influence of Buddhist tea masters and has grown over the centuries, with over 1,000 different schools in Japan and abroad.
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Ikebana Dreams #1
In this series of works Nico Tone deals with Digital interpretation of works by Japanese old master Kano Sansetsu. The reptilian blossoms, which convey the atmosphere of an early spring morning and symbolize birth and renewal. Kano’s works focus on themes of Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, to depict nearly a year’s cycle of change from late spring to early winter.
Nico Tone
Flower Pattern
In this series of works Nico Tone deals with the unravelling and manipulation of traditional flower arrangement, ikebana. Ikebana (生け花, 活け花, make flowers alive) is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.[1][2] It is also known as Kadō (華道, "way of flowers"). The tradition dates back to the 7th century when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, they were placed in the tokonoma (alcove) of a home. Ikebana reached its first zenith in the 16th century under the influence of Buddhist tea masters and has grown over the centuries, with over 1,000 different schools in Japan and abroad.