is an area I am trying to improve. When nervousness sets in, mental block follows. I’ll be content being a quarter as good as Yang Lan. At least she is calm and is able to remember what she wants to say in front of the audience.
Haroshi makes his art pieces recycling old used skateboards. The most important style of Haroshi’s three-dimensional art piece is the wooden mosaic. In order to make a sculpture out of a thin skateboard deck, one must stack many layers. But skate decks are already processed products, and not flat like a piece of wood freshly cut out from a tree. Moreover, skateboards may seem like they’re all in the same shape, but actually, their structure varies according to the factory, brand, and popular skaters’ signature models. With his experience and almost crazy knowledge of skateboards, Haroshi is able to differentiate from thousands of used deck stocks, which deck fits with which when stacked. After the decks are chosen and stacked, they are cut, shaven, and polished with his favorite tools. Also, although one is not able to see from outside, there is a certain metal object that is buried inside his three-dimensional statue. The object is a broken skateboard part that was chosen from his collection of parts that became deteriorated and broke off from skateboards, or got damaged from a failed Big Make attempt. To Haroshi, to set this kind of metal part inside his art piece means to “give soul” to the statue. “Unkei,” a Japanese sculptor of Buddhas who was active in the 12th Century, whose works are most popular even today among the Japanese people; used to set a crystal ball called “Shin-Gachi-Rin (Heart Moon Circle)” in the position of the Buddha’s heart. This would become the soul of the statue. So the fact that Haroshi takes the same steps in his creation may be a natural reflection of his spirit and aesthetic as a Japanese.
~ Extracted from Haroshi.com
I find the Gary the dog sculpture is quite meaningful. It is done for Dennis Busenitz and represents two things. First being Gary following after Dennis Busenitz when he skateboards. Second being the high speed of the dog and the skateboarder, using the broken boards. It’s great to see people putting in thoughts and have such passion for their interest.
Have always had great interest in Chinese culture and history. Saw the following program on the Nat Geo channel about this man pursuing his fascination with the Great Wall of China. Although, i am not able go to that extreme because there are still bills to pay and Nat Geo is not sponsoring me, i can still learn more about the Great Wall of China, just from where i am sitting now. It is amazing, taking a step back and thinking about how far technology and computers have come and what we can do with it now.
The name translates more accurately at the Long Wall or to be exact…Ten Thousand Li Long Wall.
The early walls, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the subsequent Warring States Period, are made from gravel and rammed earth. Qin Shi Huang build and connected the early Great Wall during his reign, the Qin Dynasty.
The Han dynasty expanded sections of the Great Wall to fend off invaders from the north
It was not until the Ming Dynasty that The Great Wall was constructed at a grand scale, using bricks and stone, to defend against northern invaders and is the Great Wall we know of today. The wall today stretches from Shanhaiguan (The First Pass under Heaven) in the east to Jiayuguan (The Most Difficult Pass under Heaven) in Gansu Province, towards the west of China
Jiayuguan
Shanhaiguan
The eastern end of fortification is located between the mountain and the sea. The Great Wall meets the sea.
The Qi Great Wall
is the oldest section of the Great Wall. Construction is believed to have started during the Spring and Autumn Period by the State of Qi. The original wall has been destroyed but ruins can be found in eastern Shandong Province in the areas of Jinnan, Tai’an and Zibo/
Beijing area
The Juyongguan section is about 60 kilometers from downtown Beijing in the northwest of Changping District. The Badaling section is probably the most visited section of the Great Wall. It is located in Yanqing County about 70 kilometres from downtown Beijing. The Simatai section in Miyun Country is known for its steepness…
Jellyfish are graceful and mesmerizing creatures. And they come in a variety of forms. The varieties at Osaka Aquarium
Mentaiko pasta and Melon Soda ice cream
Carbonara pasta and Melon Soda ice cream and soup
apparently, according to Ken Tanaka, Fuhsto Kichan is Fua-kin for short. Ehh…
Money may prolong life, but it cannot buy life.
On a side note, people are posting their R.I.Ps all over the place. The thing is…I see RIP Steve Job, R.I.P Steve Jobbs and so on. It makes me wonder if they are posting it just for the sake of posting it. AS if they really care. When you don’t even know the correct surname of the person you are R.I.P.ing. What is the point then, of R.I.P.ing someone?
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