Asia Blog » Art http://asia.elliottback.com China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:36:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Chinese Painting Auctions http://asia.elliottback.com/chinese-painting-auctions/ http://asia.elliottback.com/chinese-painting-auctions/#comments Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:07:05 +0000 Elliott Back http://asia.elliottback.com/archives/2007/07/13/chinese-painting-auctions/ I got the following spammy email in my inbox today:

Welcome to The Chinese modern painting and calligraphy auction website

The Chinese modern painting and calligraphy auction website (www.shlptd2.com) is under construction now. There will be hundreds of Chinese famous modern artists who will join the auction. Enter and browse our site if you like or have interest in the collection of the painting of the famous Chinese artists. We assure that there must be more than one painting that will attract you and also satisfy you in the price and the service. Our site is synchronizing with the English site. And the site is designed specially and simply. There is a specialized administrator and an interpreter that will serve for you. It’s a great enjoy of beauty and art when you browse our site.

欢迎浏览《中国现代书法家作品拍卖网》

《中国现代书法家作品拍卖网》www.shlptd2.com 目前仍在建设中。这个网站将有数百位来自中国境内的著名书画家先生参加拍卖。 如果你喜欢或收藏中国现代书画家艺术作品，请你登陆并浏览这个网站。我们相信：总有一款作品令您陶醉，并从价格和服务质量上，令您满意。 这个网站采用中英文同步，网页设计独特、简洁，有专门的管理员和翻译为您服务。2007年期间，将以优惠的底价起拍。 浏览《中国现代书法家作品拍卖网》，是一种美的、艺术的享受！

But check out this photo of Mr. Jiang Zhao Ming with one of his paintings:

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It actually looks pretty legit, in spite of their marketing scheme!

]]> http://asia.elliottback.com/chinese-painting-auctions/feed/ 0 Sayuri Anzu Photos? http://asia.elliottback.com/sayuri-anzu-photos/ http://asia.elliottback.com/sayuri-anzu-photos/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:18:51 +0000 Elliott Back http://asia.elliottback.com/archives/2007/04/29/sayuri-anzu-photos/ Someone uploaded these photos to my free image host, under that title “cute sayuri.” So, I’m not sure which Sayuri they are talking about, but Sayuri Anzu (after minor Google-ing) seems like the best bet.

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The defining feature for cuteness, in my experience, is really enormous eyes. This Sayuri Anzu definitely has them, and that soft fox-face look which betrays cute-not-sexy when you see it. If I have a daughter she will look this cute!

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This guy’s cute.  Thanks Neato!

]]> http://asia.elliottback.com/watermelon-carving/feed/ 0 我打算是一个火鸟 http://asia.elliottback.com/%e6%88%91%e6%89%93%e7%ae%97%e6%98%af%e4%b8%80%e4%b8%aa%e7%81%ab%e9%b8%9f/ http://asia.elliottback.com/%e6%88%91%e6%89%93%e7%ae%97%e6%98%af%e4%b8%80%e4%b8%aa%e7%81%ab%e9%b8%9f/#comments Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:47:14 +0000 Elliott Back http://asia.elliottback.com/archives/2006/11/19/%e6%88%91%e6%89%93%e7%ae%97%e6%98%af%e4%b8%80%e4%b8%aa%e7%81%ab%e9%b8%9f/ phoenix.jpg

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]]> http://asia.elliottback.com/fall-fashion/feed/ 0 Phoenix Tattoo http://asia.elliottback.com/phoenix-tattoo/ http://asia.elliottback.com/phoenix-tattoo/#comments Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:46:12 +0000 Elliott Back http://asia.elliottback.com/archives/2006/06/08/phoenix-tattoo/ I think if I got a tattoo, I’d want something like the Phoenix (Firebird) tattooed on this Asian girl:

Although permanent, it’s quite sexy.  However, when you get old, it’s not going to look the same, and it can interfere with a professional career.

]]> http://asia.elliottback.com/phoenix-tattoo/feed/ 53 Asian Tattoos — Seen in Mexico http://asia.elliottback.com/asian-tattoos-seen-in-mexico/ http://asia.elliottback.com/asian-tattoos-seen-in-mexico/#comments Fri, 26 May 2006 21:41:01 +0000 Elliott Back http://asia.elliottback.com/archives/2006/05/26/asian-tattoos-seen-in-mexico/ The first is either a 失 or the 知 of 知道 without the 口. It was spotted in Cancun, Mexico, on the back of a French tourist:

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The second is harder to identify. It is something, maybe a 恭, followed by a 喜:

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I am going to send these over to Tian at Hanzi Smatter for his expert opinion, and let you know what he says.

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Terraced Fields

I am not sure who took these, but the colors are absolutely vibrant!

]]> http://asia.elliottback.com/beautiful-china-photos/feed/ 3 Body Painting Spectacular in Shanghai http://asia.elliottback.com/body-painting-spectacular-in-shanghai/ http://asia.elliottback.com/body-painting-spectacular-in-shanghai/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:29:15 +0000 Elliott Back http://asia.elliottback.com/?p=87 Xinhua has a gallery from a body painting exhibition. Here’s a sample photo that should tell you exactly what’s wrong with the whole gallery:

What's wrong with this?

As you can see, the area in blue highlights an artistic defect. When you do body painting on models wearing any kind of clothes, you defeat the purpose of using the body as a canvas. The extra lines and bumps from the clothing totally detract from the artistic expression. But then again, nudity in China is a big no no…

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