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Melbourne Ikebana Festival, 19 and 20 Sep 2020waikebana.blogspot.com
Longing for AutumnShoso Shimbo's Solo Exhibition, Distilling Nature, Monash University, February 2013
Christmas Installation for the City of Ballarat, 2013An official servay found that Shoso's magical tunnel was the most popular among the people in the city.
BouquetsShoso's floral works are a special addition to your wedding or other special events.
Bridal BouquetsShoso specialises in fully wired bridal bouquets.

Friday, 7 February 2020

Thursday, 6 February 2020

New course starting soon

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12 February 2020: Japanese Aesthetics (From Ikebana to contemporary art), RMIT Short Courses. http://bit.ly/rmit-ikebana

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Monday, 27 January 2020

Events Calendar

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1 February 2020: A new term of our Ikebana course starts in Murrumbeena.  
https://www.shoso.com.au/p/tuition.html
https://www.shoso.com.au/p/newsletter.html
Please note: Early bird discount ($200 / 10 Sessions) is available by 7 February 2020.  
If you cannot attend class for any reason, in particular health reasons, you may use bank transfer. Account: Shoso Shimbo, BSB: 033-070, No. 286877
Please stay home if you are coughing or sneezing.  


12 February 2020: Japanese Aesthetics (From Ikebana to contemporary art), RMIT Short Courses. http://bit.ly/rmit-ikebana   

15 March 2020: Special Ikebana workshop at Kazari. 
https://www.kazari.com.au/workshops/ikebana-workshop-with-shoso-shimbo-ssws006

25 - 29 March: Melbourne Flower Show, 2020. See ikebana works by Shoan Lo & Shoso Shimbo. They will create displays under "Melbourne Ikebana Festival" at Shop Window Competition sections of the show. http://melbflowershow.com.au/

24 - 27 May 2020: Shoso will present a paper, Nature in Ikebana: Beyond sustainability at the Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities, Tokyo. https://acah.iafor.org/acah2020/

12 September 2020: Shoan & Shoso will present Ikebana Dinner Show, Quaff Restaurant, Toorak. This is an opening event of the Wa: Melbourne Ikebana Festival 2020 https://waikebana.blogspot.com/p/program.html   

19 & 20 September 2020: Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival. https://waikebana.blogspot.com/


20 September 2020: Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky at Melbourne Recital Centre. https://www.shoso.com.au/2019/10/ikebana-performance-with-paul-grabowsky.html

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Tuesday, 21 January 2020

Friday, 17 January 2020

Friday, 3 January 2020

Events Calendar

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1 February 2020: New term starts - standard ikebana course in Murrumbeena. https://www.shoso.com.au/p/tuition.html 

12 February 2020: Japanese Aesthetics (From Ikebana to contemporary art), RMIT Short Courses. http://bit.ly/rmit-ikebana   

15 March 2020: Special Ikebana workshop at Kazari. 
https://www.kazari.com.au/workshops/ikebana-workshop-with-shoso-shimbo-ssws006

24 - 27 May 2020: Shoso will present a paper, Nature in Ikebana: Beyond sustainability at the Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities, Tokyo. https://acah.iafor.org/acah2020/

12 September 2020: Shoan & Shoso will present Ikebana Dinner Show, Quaff Restaurant, Toorak. This is an opening event of the Wa: Melbourne Ikebana Festival 2020   
https://waikebana.blogspot.com/2019/12/ikebana-dinner-show.html

19 & 20 September 2020: Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival. https://waikebana.blogspot.com/


20 September 2020: Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky at Melbourne Recital Centre. https://www.shoso.com.au/2019/10/ikebana-performance-with-paul-grabowsky.html

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Sunday, 29 December 2019

Saturday, 28 December 2019

Thursday, 12 December 2019

Shoso at International Conference, Tokyo

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24 - 27 May 2020: Shoso Shimbo will present a paper, "Nature in Ikebana: Beyond sustainability" at the Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities, Toshi Center Hotel, Tokyo. https://acah.iafor.org/acah2020/

Monday, 9 December 2019

Ikebana Dinner Show

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Watch elegant ikebana creations by artists Shoso Shimbo and Shoan Lo unfold before your eyes as you enjoy a three course meal at one of Melbourne's finest restaurants. Canapes on arrival and drinks are included. This is the first event of Wa: Melbourne Ikebana Festival 2020.

Image: Shoso Shimbo, Container: mbug

When: 7pm - 10pm, Saturday 12 September 2020
Where: Quaff Restaurant, 436 Toorak Rd, Toorak, Melbourne
https://www.quaff.net.au
Booking: Opening soon. Programs 2020.


Menu - indicative menu. Final menu will be announced in May 2020.

entrée

lemon salt & pepper calamari 
mizuna, spanish onion, sriracha aioli

master stock braised pork belly
nuoc nam, green mango salad, pickled chilli 

seared sumac tuna
wasabi fish roe, pickled daikon, soy ginger dressing

salad of watermelon, papaya and grapes
fresh ricotta, walnuts, sherry dressing


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main


pan fried fish fillet
beetroot puree, fennel and herb salad, hazelnut oil


oven roasted lamb rump
baby tomato, yellow string beans, basil jus
toasted moroccan spices

chargrilled eye fillet steak 
cauliflower mash, watercress and radish salad, red wine jus

leek, spinach and fetta risotto

side salads included


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dessert

vanilla panna cotta 
sugar glazed peach, granola crumb, peach syrup

warm banana and walnut brownie
raspberry coulis

individual pavlova
fresh strawberry and passionfruit 
hazelnut crumb


Optional menu extras:

Canapés on arrival bruschetta, salmon blinis, arancini

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Monday, 2 December 2019

Saturday, 30 November 2019

Ikebana Calendar

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27 November 2019: Flower Display, Koko Restaurant, Hotel Crown.

7 December 2019: Tea Flower for Urasenke, Lesley Kehoe Galleries.  

18 December 2019: Flower Display, Koko Restaurant, Hotel Crown.

Christmas - New Year: Flower Display, Koko Restaurant, Hotel Crown.

12 February 2020: Japanese Aesthetics (From Ikebana to contemporary art), RMIT Short Courses. http://bit.ly/rmit-ikebana   

24 - 27 May 2020: Shoso will present a paper, Nature in Ikebana: Beyond sustainability at the Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities, Tokyo. https://acah.iafor.org/acah2020/

19 & 20 September 2020: Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival. https://waikebana.blogspot.com/


20 September 2020: Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky at Melbourne Recital Centre. 

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Friday, 22 November 2019

Sunday, 27 October 2019

Ikebana Calendar

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23 October 2019: RMIT Japanese Aesthetics.  http://bit.ly/JapaneseAesthetics

30 October 2019: Roku Gin Suntory Product Launch, Crown Hotel. Shoso will present an ikebana performance. 

30 October 2019: Ikebana Installation for Koko Japanese Restaurant, Crown Hotel. 

16 November 2019: Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival Committee Meeting

18 November 2019: Sogetsu Victoria branch workshop 

19 & 20 September 2020: Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival. https://waikebana.blogspot.com/

 20 September 2020: Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky at Melbourne Recital Centre

https://www.shoso.com.au 
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Wednesday, 9 October 2019

A New Japanese Aesthetics Course Starting Soon

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23 October 2019: RMIT Japanese Aesthetics.  http://bit.ly/JapaneseAesthetics

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Monday, 7 October 2019

Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky

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Booking will open soon. 

Ikebana


In the twentieth century, modernist art movements such as Cubism and Abstract Art moved from depicting the outside world as it is seen to a focus on the true reality of objects in the material world.

In Senno Kuden (1542), one of the early texts on ikebana (the art of Japanese flower arranging), Senno proposed that ikebana should be created based on the “omokage” of the floral and leaf materials in an arrangement. Omokage is not the image we see but is the conceptual essence of the materials. Just like some Cubist artists moved their focus from visual imitation to conceptual representation, ikebana artists move beyond the visual image of the flowers and through meditation, seek to grasp their essence.

Senno also thought that ikebana represents “onozukara naru sugata”, the essence of the universe. In the same way that Abstract Art can be seen to represent virtues such as order, purity, simplicity and spirituality, ikebana is searching for this essence of the universe, which I call Wa: Fluid Harmony in my performance.

Ikebana Performance

Inspired by Abstract Expressionism, artists like Georges Mathieu and Kazuo Shiraga used performance to show that the act of creating an artwork can be equally important as the final product.

In an Ikebana performance, the focus is on the process of creation as much as the end result. The artist has an image of the final destination, but there is no fixed plan. The artist, the material, the musicians and the music form a symbiotic relationship that is constantly transforming the whole composition of the work. Marcel Duchamp and Lewis Carroll were fascinated with these kinds of transformations that share an aspect of chess. 

 The emerging work is a dynamic matrix, an unpredictable arrangement of symmetry and asymmetry that incorporates the influence of the music into its design and execution.

Shoso Shimbo, PhD 
Paul Grabowsky

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Sunday, 15 September 2019

Ikebana Calendar

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Ikebana Calendar Melbourne

29 September 2019: Ikebana Workshop at Kazari
https://www.kazari.com.au/antiques-vintage/ikebana/ikebana-workshop-with-shoso-shimbo-ssws005

30 September 2019: Deadline for submitting essay for International Journal of Ikebana Studies. Would you like to get your ikebana essay published?
国際いけ花学会では日本語あるいは英語のエッセーを募集中です。
https://ikebanastudies.wordpress.com/

23 October 2019: RMIT Japanese Aesthetics. http://bit.ly/JapaneseAesthetics

19 & 20 September 2020: Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival. https://waikebana.blogspot.com/

20 September 2020: Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky at Melbourne Recital Centre

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Wednesday, 11 September 2019

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