12 February 2020: Japanese Aesthetics (From Ikebana to contemporary art), RMIT Short Courses. http://bit.ly/rmit-ikebana https://www.shoso.com.au https://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia |
Thursday, 6 February 2020
New course starting soon
Monday, 27 January 2020
Events Calendar
1 February 2020: A new term of our Ikebana course starts in Murrumbeena.
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.
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.
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
https://www.shoso.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Friday, 17 January 2020
Join our exhibition
Wa: Melbourne Ikebana Festival
Join our exhibition - All ikebana schools welcome
Immerse yourself in Japanese Flower Arrangement
https://youtu.be/v9NH62S-dMw
Join our exhibition - All ikebana schools welcome
Immerse yourself in Japanese Flower Arrangement
https://youtu.be/v9NH62S-dMw
Friday, 3 January 2020
Events Calendar
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.
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
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
https://www.shoso.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia
Sunday, 29 December 2019
New Year's Display for Koko, Crown Hotel
Shoso's works will be on display at Koko, Crown Hotel till 1 January 2020.
https://www.shoso.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia
Saturday, 28 December 2019
Thursday, 12 December 2019
Shoso at International Conference, Tokyo
Monday, 9 December 2019
Ikebana Dinner Show
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.
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
https://www.shoso.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia
Monday, 2 December 2019
Table Arrangement for Special Dinner
Table arrangement for Koko Restaurant, Crown Hotel, Melbourne.
https://www.shoso.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia
Saturday, 30 November 2019
Ikebana Calendar
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.
https://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia
Friday, 22 November 2019
Ikebana Performance for Product Launch
30 October 2019: Roku Gin Suntory Product Launch, Ocean 12, Crown Hotel. Shoso presented an ikebana performance with assistance from Shoan Lo.
https://www.shoso.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia
Sunday, 27 October 2019
Ikebana Calendar
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
https://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia
Wednesday, 9 October 2019
A New Japanese Aesthetics Course Starting Soon
23 October 2019: RMIT Japanese Aesthetics. http://bit.ly/JapaneseAesthetics
https://www.shoso.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia
Monday, 7 October 2019
Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky
Booking will open soon.
Ikebana
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
