Maneki Neko – Those Lucky Cats
We’ve all seen those jovial, happy cat figurines in Asian restaurants and shops. Sitting upright with their raised paw, smiling face, and trademark...
Nadine Waldmann 17 February 2024
Asian Art
Yoko Ono – A Multifaceted Artist of Peace, Now at Tate Modern
Visual artist, singer-songwriter, writer, and filmmaker, Yoko Ono cannot be reduced to the role of the wife of the English musician John Lennon...
Montaine Dumont 15 February 2024
Lunar New Year – The Art of Celebration
Imagine a household celebrating the Chinese New Year where children share a home and joyfully play together. They have different kinds of toys to...
Marina Kochetkova 15 February 2024
Masterpiece Story: Ten Symbols of Longevity
Ten Symbols of Longevity is a landscape masterpiece of Korean art. It is a beautiful world filled with earthly perfection and cosmic energy. The...
James W Singer 15 February 2024
The Love Affair of Radha and Krishna in Art
The love story of Radha and Krishna has been immortalized in art by poets, musicians, writers, and painters over the long history of Hinduism. The...
Maya M. Tola 14 February 2024
Miyatake Gaikotsu and His Puzzling Postcards
At the beginning of the 20th century, when Japan started embracing the West and rapid industrialization of almost all aspects of life, Miyatake...
Magda Michalska 7 February 2024
Lee Ufan – The Beauty of Emptiness
Lee Ufan is a Korean-born international artist, whose work is key to the Mono-ha movement. If you have ever been lucky enough to encounter a Lee...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 13 January 2024
Art Travels: Golden Temple of Amritsar
Nestled in the city of Amritsar in Northwestern India is the iconic Harmandir Sahib or Darbar Sahib, better known as the Golden Temple. This sublime...
Maya M. Tola 8 January 2024
Masterpiece Story: The Bayon Temple in Cambodia
The Bayon Temple is located at the heart of Angkor Thom and served as the state temple of the Emperor Jayavarman VII. It is a mountain temple built...
Maya M. Tola 7 January 2024
The Art of Jewels: Spinel, The Ruby Impersonator
The spinel, also known as the balas ruby, was first derived from the historic region of Badakshan in Central Asia. These beautiful gemstones usually...
Maya M. Tola 30 December 2023
Hiroshige’s Winter Views of Edo
One of the most famous woodblock printers of the late Edo period in Japan, Utagawa Hiroshige, produced a series of a hundred views showing Edo city...
Magda Michalska 22 December 2023
Seven Beautiful Mosques Around the World
Let’s take a virtual journey to seven exceptional mosques around the world, each a magnificent architectural masterpiece. Role of...
Maya M. Tola 11 December 2023
