去年冬天，太阳马戏团（Cirque du Soleil）的大型表演节目″阿马鲁纳″（Amaluna ）在旧金山湾区引起了轰动。此节目的剧情讲述着一个由女神普洛斯彼拉（Prospera）统治的神秘岛屿，以及女神女儿与一位勇敢的年轻求婚者之间的爱情故事。这个充满魔力的表演将想像和创意发挥到了极致，广受观众的好评。演出成功的关键因素主要归功于世界一流的表演者，富有想像力的情节，优美的原创音乐，精致的舞台布置以及绚丽的服装。此次在湾区的演出，再次展现了太阳马戏团无可媲美的舞台魅力。
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″惊人″和″令人难以置信″，是两年前我第一次看到″玻璃中的水母″系列时的反应。从那时起，我就一直关注创作此系列的艺术家：理查德·萨塔瓦(Richard Satava)。他用手工吹制的玻璃水母，格外的逼真 。我仿佛看到真正的水母，在那深不可测的海水中，优雅地游泳。它们晶莹剔透，令人叹为观止。尤其当光线照进时，生动而半透明的水母在我的眼前变成了动画，栩栩如生。除了他的旗舰″玻璃中的水母″系列之外，理查德还创作了漂亮的手工吹制花瓶系列以及以史前图案为主题的岩画系列。
Richard Satava, World Renowned Hand-blown Glass Artist ″Amazing″ and ″unbelievable″ were the two words that came to my mind when I first saw Richard Satava′s Jellyfish in Glass series in a gallery in northern California two years ago. Their surreal yet realistic appearance makes me feel as if I am staring at a real jellyfish
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今年年初，在旧金山的亚洲艺术博物馆，我有幸观赏了国际知名艺术家，雅号紫凰(本名Shioh Kato)的演出。这次节目是通过艺术化的表演方式，来展示日本民间的祈年习俗。整场表演精彩纷呈，意趣盎然。紫凰的现场书法表演，更是将节目推到高潮。伴随着著名日本传统鼓的节奏，紫凰一笔接着一笔，精湛地用斗大的毛笔在如墙壁大的纸张上，豪迈地写下中国甲骨文的″鼠″字，最后並将鼠字画成了一只生动活泼的抽象老鼠。在短短的15分钟之内，紫凰不但展示了书法及绘画的精髓，更表现了他内在的掌控力及艺术性。他的创造力给现场观众带来惊讶和喜悦，并获得热烈回应的掌声。
Shioh Kato, Master of Blending Modern Art with Calligraphy It was a sensational experience watching Shioh Kato, an internationally renowned artist, perform at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco in early January 2020. Painting the ancient Chinese shell-and-bone character for Rat on the wall-sized paper with a giant brush, Shioh masterfully demonstrated his power,
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当神话与现实相遇之际，也是创造力的世界被激发出之时。让想像力和感官沈浸其中，制造了无数的可能。例如生与死之间的联系，黑与白的反衬以及善与恶的对比。这些元素为思考和探索提供了肥沃的土壤，无尽的故事在另类世界中，也随之展开。当神话与现实相遇之际，也是创造力的世界被激发出之时。让想像力和感官沈浸其中，制造了无数的可能。例如生与死之间的联系，黑与白的反衬以及善与恶的对比。这些元素为思考和探索提供了肥沃的土壤，无尽的故事在另类世界中，也随之展开。
The Alternative Worlds Created by J. Kowalczyk When myth and reality meet, a world of creativity is opened up for the imagination and the senses to indulge themselves. A connection between the living and the dead, a juxtaposition of black and white, and a contrast of good and evil are fecund grounds for pondering and enticement,
享有盛誉的尼康小世界显微摄影大赛(Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition)在2019年10月21日，宣布了2019年度的得奖名单。其中一名获奖者，萨维茨基先生(Mr. Andrei Savitsky)以精美的作品，″郁金香芽横截面″，获得了第9名。名单宣布后，我们立即采访了萨维茨基先生，想进一步了解他是如何构思这张得奖照片，以及他的显微摄影心得。
2019 Nikon Small World Top Winner, Andrei Savitsky The winners of the prestigious Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition were just announced on October 21, 2019. Soon afterward we caught up with Mr. Andrei Savitsky who won the 9th place for his exquisite photo titled ″Tulip Bud Cross Section″ and he graciously agreed to be interviewed
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Marguerite Elliot, A Visionary Sculpture Artist Marguerite is a visionary artist. Through welding, and sculpting her feelings and ideas have been beautifully and meaningfully infused into her artwork. She has mastered the ability to make the invisible tangible and palpable, the abstract concrete, and turning chaos into beauty. In so doing she creates art that