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| "Dark Days": photo & digital collage. |
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60-Year Old Illustrations of Kobe
Contrasted with Contemporary Photos
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| Port of Kobe |
In the 1950s, woodblock print artist Hide Kawanishi produced
a series of color illustrations that depicted the changing city of Kobe after WWII. In 1962 he published the artwork in a book titled One Hundred Scenes of Kobe. It would become the artist’s last major accomplishment before passing away in 1965.
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| Neon lights of Moto-Machi |
Some 60 years later, Takayuki Kita, enchanted by the work
of Kawanishi, spent 2 years hunting down each and every location. “I was driven by the magic of Hide Kawanishi in his enthusiasm of grasping the deep spirit and fantasy of Kobe out of the unique architecture scattered in the city,” says the traveler, who arranged his contemporary photographs alongside the artwork.
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| Mt. Rokko at Night |
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| Shiogahara Park |
The illustrations themselves are beautiful and obviously can stand on their own. But it’s also a fascinating and surreal exercise to compare the two scenes. All 100 illustrations, along with their contemporary photographs (and google map location), are available on the official Kobe City website. And used copies of the original book are also floating around the internet if you’re interested.
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| Hakutsuru Art Museum |
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| Nada Sake Brewery |
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| Nankin Machi (China Town) |
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| Kobe Station |
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| Suma Beach |
My good friend Norma, has a beautiful German Shepherd, named Ethan. I told Norma that I am in love with Ethan and we have called him my boyfriend, since I don't have a human one.
The other day, someone mentioned a cougar on tv, and I hadn't thought of that word in quite a while. So the next time we e-mailed, I asked
"How old is Ethan? I was wondering if I am a cougar?"Norma responded, "Ethan will be 84 dog years this coming July 1." And I responded, "Well that good, at least he's 1 year older than me, so I am not a cougar. Unless you count me in dog years, in which case
I am 581, and sometimes feel that old."
Just because ...
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| Sagittarius Bird. |
Tuesday's Smiles ...
2 comments:
You probably didn't know how up-to-date your title of today's art is when you chose it. Today was a terribly dark day for Austria. There happened a school shooting with at least 10 people dead. Such a tragedy. How can such a thing happen? I don't know what to say, I'm really shocked.
Thanks for your kind reply on my yesterday's comment, Jacki. I really appreciate that. And thanks for today's interesting blog.
Oh Elenor, I am so sorry for the terrible shooting, these crazy people are everywhere. I can't explain or understand it either. Stupidity I a dangerous thing.
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