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
玛格丽特女士是一位走在时代前端的金属雕塑大师。通过焊接和雕刻，她不但巧妙地将感情和想法融入她的艺术创作中，更匠心独具地将无形变为有形，抽象意念转换为具体形象，以及将混乱变成美感。多年以来，她的艺术作品总是能夠吸引公众的注意力，并引导大众去探索及省思。
瑞典籍的显微摄影师，Dr. Håkan Kvarnström博士将他对微生物的热情，转化成为一系列的精美摄影作品。他使用光学显微镜，拍摄了许多人类肉眼看不见的微小生物。多年来，这些难得的摄影作品为他赢得了许多国际摄影奖项，其中包括一张名为″Bouquet de fleurs″的照片，最近为他嬴得了英国皇家生物学会2018年度摄影大赛的总决赛资格。当我初次看到他的照片时，感到非常的好奇和震惊，并随即采访了Dr. Kvarnström博士。从下面的问答中，Dr. Kvarnström博士详细地描述了这个令他着迷的微生物世界，以及他如何在科学与艺术之间架起一座桥梁，让大众欣赏。