tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26136863.post1340485937602494936..comments2024-03-14T18:51:18.852+09:00Comments on Japan Bash: Rokurinsha Ramen, #20 in JapanRamen Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05600258330653254834noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26136863.post-4062173795874028152008-03-23T21:20:00.000+09:002008-03-23T21:20:00.000+09:00Thanks for the info, another commuting mystery sol...Thanks for the info, another commuting mystery solved :)<BR/><BR/>(Sorry for not replying earlier, I'd totally lost track of which blog I found this entry on)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26136863.post-14344114297381607742008-02-25T23:27:00.000+09:002008-02-25T23:27:00.000+09:00From the Osaki Art Village website:街区を囲む緑豊かな「丘の庭」に...From the <A HREF="http://www.avoct.com/index-e.html#" REL="nofollow">Osaki Art Village</A> website:<BR/><BR/>街区を囲む緑豊かな「丘の庭」に設置したこの作品は、森の守り神を意味する庭師(ガーデナー)をモチーフとしています。その長くて赤い帽子は空に向かって伸びる花のようで、また本来小さいはずの森の妖精が大きな体を持っているという対比もユーモラスです。それは神秘的なものと不思議なもの、明確な形態と抽象的な意味など様々な対比する要素を融合させた表現であり、いくつもの相反する事象が共生している現代の様相を表しているようです。この作品は、この新しい街と庭を守りつつ、街全体にアクセントを与える作品となっています。<BR/><BR/>This work is sited on the Oka no Niwa, the lush garden which surrounds this area, and uses the familiar motif of the garden gnome. The long red hat which the figure wears stretches far up into the sky like a flower and the normally small gnome is rendered on a huge scale. This contrast hides a humorous sentiment which unifies different characters such as the strange and the mystical or concrete shapes and abstract meanings. The work expresses the fragmented nature of the present age and will protect the garden while providing a strong identity.Ramen Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600258330653254834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26136863.post-26195555633558188532008-02-24T21:41:00.000+09:002008-02-24T21:41:00.000+09:00Ah, I've been wondering what that gnome thingy was...Ah, I've been wondering what that gnome thingy was, it's visible from the Yamanote Line (at least the lower half of it is). I was guessing it was a decorative drainpipe or something. Don't suppose you saw what the notice next to it said?<BR/><BR/>BTW the word you're looking for is flaneur :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com