"Environmental Art as Public Art" by Shoso Shimbo was published in the new issue of the UNESCO journal. https://www.unescoejournal.com/volume-6-issue-1/
Thursday, 18 June 2020
New Publication
Thursday, 11 June 2020
Ikebana Dojo - Balance 1
Video tutorial for our session on 20 June 2020.
Watch, try & get feedback!
How to join? See our post about our session on 20 June 2020.
What is Balance 1? Our program is based on the Dojo Curriculum.
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Wednesday, 10 June 2020
Ikebana Calendar, June 2020
24 - 27 May 2020: Shoso presented a paper, “Nature in Ikebana: Ikebana before and after the war” online at the Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities. https://acah.iafor.org/acah2020/
June 2020: Sculpture Installation. Shoan Lo & Shoso Shimbo have been commissioned to design art works (stainless steel sculpture and wall piece ) for the newly built Le Pine Hall in Kew. Both works reflect ikebana aesthetics and philosophy.
13 June 2020: Deadline to apply for Ikebana Dojo Session on 20 June 2020. https://bit.ly/IkebanaDojo20June20, www.ikebanadojo.org
19 June 2020: Shoso will conduct an Ikebana workshop using Zoom for the students of Shelford Girls Grammar School.
4pm, 20 June 2020: Ikebana Dojo. Zoom online Ikebana lesson based on the new curriculum.
https://bit.ly/dojoikebana, www.ikebanadojo.org
24 - 30 June 2020: Post your work to win the Ikebana Gallery Award 2020. https://bit.ly/IkebanaAward20
27 June 2020: Shoso will give a lecture using Zoom for the students of Kyoto University of the Arts.
27 June 2020: Deadline to apply for Ikebana Dojo Session on 4 July 2020.
4pm, 4 July 2020: Ikebana Dojo with Associate Professor Dr Inoue (Kyoto University of the Arts).
14 July 2020: Term 2 starts. Classes will be held at 60 Martin St, Brighton. All students including old and new students, please apply using a form so that we can have digital records of all the students. https://form.jotform.com/200651984101852
12 September 2020: Shoan & Shoso will present Ikebana Dinner Show, Quaff Restaurant, Toorak. 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
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
Zoom Ikebana Dojo - Student's Work
Before & After Zoom Ikebana Dojo.
Join Zoom Ikebana Dojo.
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Monday, 25 May 2020
Zoom Ikebana Dojo Update
Join an ikebana learning community. Meet ikebana friends from all over the world.
Next sessions:
Saturday 6 June 2020, 4:00pm - 4:40pm, Application Deadline: 30 May 2020
Saturday 20 June 2020, 4:00pm - 4:40pm, Application Deadline: 13 June 2020
Melbourne Australia time
New sculpture - Work in progress
Sculpture Installation. Shoan Lo & Shoso Shimbo have been commissioned to design art works (stainless steel sculpture and wall piece ) for the newly built Le Pine Hall in Kew. Both works reflect ikebana aesthetics and philosophy.
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Monday, 11 May 2020
Zoom Ikebana Dojo
Join an online learning community using Zoom. This project is to support your ikebana study, in particular, if you are studying alone. This is ideal for many people who are working in isolation.
When: Lesson 1, 4:00pm - 4:40pm, Saturday 23 May 2020, Melbourne Australia time
Who can join?: Anyone, regardless ikebana school, stage of learning (except beginners) or country of residence.
Details: https://bit.ly/dojoikebana
日本語案内：https://bit.ly/dojoikebana
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Tuesday, 5 May 2020
70 Ikebana Essays by Shoso
Shoso Shimbo has published 70 essays on ikebana in both English & Japanese for Dengon Net, a monthly Japanese community newspaper in Melbourne. Shoso has never been late for the deadlines for 7 years. Click "On Ikebana" in Top Hits section in his website to read all of them.
https://www.shoso.com.au/search/label/On%20Ikebana
If you want to read more of his writings, go to his Publication.
https://www.shoso.com.au/p/publication.html
https://www.shoso.com.au
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Friday, 24 April 2020
Shoso's talk will be online
24 - 27 May 2020: Dr Shoso Shimbo will present a paper, “Nature in Ikebana: Beyond sustainability” online at the Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities. https://acah.iafor.org/acah2020/
Abstract
Western culture, in particular the Modernism Art Movement has had a significant influence on ikebana since the Meiji period. To discern an aspect of cultural transformation in Japan this study focus on the works by several ikebana artists and theorists in 19th and 20th centuries who contributed to develop radical free style ikebana with the influence of Modernism.
There is an argument that under the influence of Modernism, there was a shift in the view of what ikebana symbolically represents from universal structural orders to life energy. However, both of these views were implicated in the classic ikebana text, Senno Kuden (1542), where the author discussed his approach in terms of creating ikebana for a deeper appreciation of nature. This concept of ikebana as a representation of life energy did not begin with the reformers, it has been around since the early stages of development in ikebana and deserves more attention.
This study suggests that, after encountering Modernism, it became necessary for ikebana artists and theorists to reconsider the defining features of ikebana in the light of the differences in the perception of nature in the West and in Japan. Rather than accepting Modernism as a whole, they selectively adopted some elements of it to develop free style ikebana that embodies reemergence of the original approach to nature in ikebana.
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Wednesday, 22 April 2020
Ikebana Events Calendar
There may be some changes due to the current health concern.
14 April 2020: Zoom online Ikebana lesson was very successful. Thank you all participants.
24 - 27 May 2020: Shoso will present a paper, "Nature in Ikebana: Beyond sustainability" online at the Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities. https://acah.iafor.org/acah2020/
June 2020: Sculpture Installation - Shoan Lo & Shoso Shimbo have been commissioned to design art works (stainless steel sculpture and wall piece ) for the newly built Le Pine Hall in Kew. Both works reflect ikebana aesthetics and philosophy.
12 August 2020: Japanese Aesthetics (From Ikebana to contemporary art), RMIT Short Courses. http://bit.ly/rmit-ikebana
12 September 2020: Shoan & Shoso will present Ikebana Dinner Show, Quaff Restaurant, Toorak. 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
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Tuesday, 21 April 2020
Looking for Ikebana class near you?
Looking for Ikebana class near you?
Is Murrumbeena too far for you? Some of Shoso’s students have been qualified to teach and are running their own classes.
Balwyn North: Shoan Lo - http://www.shoanlo.net/workshopsclasses.html
Mulgrave: Akemi Suzuki - https://ikebanaakemi.wixsite.com/mysite
Mornington Peninsula: Shoto Duke -@shoto.ikebana, or email eclipse@ikebana.net.au
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Where can I see Shoso’s works in Melbourne?
Where can I see Shoso’s works in Melbourne?
a. Hanabishi Japanese restaurant
187 King St, Melbourne
b. Parkside plastic surgery
1/168 Gipps St, East Melbourne
c. Saint Dreux
Level 2, St. Collins Lane, 260 Collins St, Melbourne
d. Mondopiero
28 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Floating bamboos and a couple of ikebana sculptures are usually on display.
e. Koko Japanese Restaurant, Crown, Southbank
Shoso’s flowers will be on display from Christmas day to the New Year day.
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Monday, 20 April 2020
How to follow Shoso’s activities
How to follow Shoso’s activities
a. Subscribe to a newsletter from the News page in Shoso’s website. All of Shoso’s students have to join our email group.
b. Become a follower of his blog. The easiest way is to register your email address from the top page of his website. Find “follow by email" on the right hand side column. You will receive a notice when the blog is updated. www.shoso.com.au
c. If you have a Facebook account, like his page. http://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia
d. Like our Ikebana Gallery Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/IkebanaGallery
You can see some of the works by Shoso's students on this page.
e. Shoso's Japanese blog contains all of the works he has had published monthly in the Japanese community paper, Dengon Net.
f. Follow Shoso in Instagram. @shoso_shimbo, @ikebana.gallery
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Following information may be useful for those who are interested in Ikebana.
a. Visit following shops for Ikebana containers, etc.
Kazari, 450 Malvern Rd, Prahran http://www.kazari.com.au/
Made in Japan, 1-7 Wynyard St, South Melbourne https://mij.com.au
Nicholson Imports, 65 Myrtle St, Glen Waverley https://www.nicholsonimports.com.au
b. Great Japan tours. http://www.artsinspire.com.au/
c. International Society of Ikebana Studies (ISIS) welcomes new members. http://ikebana-isis.org/
d. Great gift. Buy Ikebana lesson vouchers online. http://www.shoso.com.au/p/gift-vouchers.html
e. Ikebana Display and Delivery in Melbourne. Weekly flowers by Shoso and his team for receptions etc. are available. http://www.shoso.com.au/p/display.html
f. Shoso’s Wedding Flowers. http://www.shoso.com.au/p/wedding.html
g. Shoso’s eBook
“Shoso 2020”, a collection of Shoso’s work from 2016 to 2020 is available with eBook or hardcover version. http://bit.ly/Shoso2020
h. Online Ikebana Lesson
Zoom Ikebana Dojo
i. Japanese garden designs by Shoso Shimbo. Ask for a free quote.
(1) Shoso has designed a Japanese zen garden for Komeyui Japanese restaurant.
Where: 396 Bay St, Port Melbourne
(2) Shoso's home garden was selected as one of the top ten gardens in the city of Glen Eira.
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