Japan In Melbourne

Bonsai Exhibition

Presented by the Bonsai Society of Victoria.
Come and see these miniature trees for yourself!

Australian Origami Convention

This year Folding Australia 2012 is a part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
http://origami.org.au/folding-australia/2012/

Image courtesy of Origami Org

Event Calendar October 2012

Interested in Japan? Check out one of these events this month!

Japanese born Hiroyasu Tsuri, also known as street artist TwoOne, explores these ideas in work that contributes a unique contemporary insight into one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai.
14th – 30th September at Backwoods Gallery, 25 Easey st, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC.

Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition

The Sogetsu School is one of the largest and most modern schools of ikebana* in the world. Sogetsu’s aim is to portray ikebana as an enjoyable and creative contemporary art.

*Ikebana is a traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement

Kuss Quartet and Naoko Shimizu

The first female Principal Viola of the Berlin Philharmonic joins with the renowned Kuss Quartet in a landmark showcase of beautiful string quintets.

7 Japanese anime DVD set and poster giveaway!

Bringing back animation to the big screen, Madman Entertainment proudly presents four of the newest anime feature films straight from Japan.

To celebrate the upcoming 2012 program, Madman Entertainment will be giving away DVDs of films that were shown in the previous programs!

Shohei Otomo’s ‘Fool’s Paradise’

‘Fool’s Paradise’ is the debut Australian exhibition of Shohei Otomo

Described sometimes as a cyberpunk artist, Shohei’s work straddles the worlds of illustration, art, anime and punk. Shohei’s work abounds with symbols, some familiar, others less so. Beyond the visual world he so masterfully creates, lies a hidden world of discovery.

Image (C) Shohei Otomo