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Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats

January 11, 2016 by joostay

A 100-metre long mash-up of otaku culture & Japanese art history. While it was always my intention to return to Tokyo in 2016, I thought I would most likely arrive in March, just in time for hanami. As it turns out, a position in my old company opened up in January, so here I am. Thankfully, coming a few months early meant I was able to catch the current Takashi Murakami exhibition before it closes in March. Murakami is one of the most […]

Categories: Art, Music & Culture • Tags: art, asia, blog, contemporary, culture, design, ikimasho, illustration, japan, japanese, mori art museum, roppongi, takashi murakami, travel

CREATIVE COPENHAGEN

July 7, 2015 by joostay

I spent some time in Copenhagen last week. It’s a lovely city, and the Danes have a very high standard of living. Everyone looks happy and healthy. It’s also not as expensive as people make it out to be, so you shouldn’t let worries about costs put you off going. (£3 a pint where I was staying and supermarket prices on par with UK. Restaurants slightly higher but not extortionate.) I primarily came to Copenhagen to just sit about, go […]

Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: art, blog, blogging, colour, copenhagen, denmark, design, designers republic, drawing, energy, ikimasho, illustration, japan, museum, scandanavia, sculpture, street, sweden, tokyo, travel, urban

Esglesia Parroquial de Sant Vincenç

June 22, 2015 by joostay

I was in Spain a few weeks back, walking about Tossa de Mar. I went into a church – Esglesia Parroquial de Sant Vincenç – and drew the image above while sitting there listening to the organ. No one else was in the church at the time. It was both relaxing and eery at the same time.

Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: art, church, CREATIVE, design, drawing, Esglesia Parroquial de Sant Vincenç, god, illustration, religion, saint vincent, spain, tossa de mar

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Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats

CREATIVE COPENHAGEN

Esglesia Parroquial de Sant Vincenç