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Monday, November 26, 2018

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Ant-Man and the Wasp (Movie, 2018)

This movie is fun to watch and funny. Paul Rudd returns as Scott Lang, Like the original, this is a fun, lightweight Avengers adventure, with lots of jokes and less death and destruction. And it marks the firstt time a female superhero has been included in the title of a Marvel film.

It is a hilarious return to the shrinking heroes, but with elevated action and a heartfelt story, it's a well-rounded Marvel sequel.


Friday, November 23, 2018

Moonlight Forest Lantern Art Festival at the Arboretum

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A fantasy of light transforms the Arboretum into an evening wonderland. We enjoyed a delightful evening at this Thanksgiving night. Such magnificent lantern art depicting exotic animals, shimmering flowers, whimsical pandas, soaring dragons and other themes create the mesmerizing experience of Moonlight Forest.

had no idea how HUGE the exhibit would be until I actually went and it's crazy. The entire garden area was filled with animals, flowers, pagodas, special shows, and the lanterns really bring you to another world.  The lanterns on display at this particular festival are made and shipped directly from Sichuan province.  LA Arboretum brings South China lanterns to you from across the ocean! It's well worth it.

Monday, November 19, 2018

Western Style Thanksgiving arrangement


2018 袁志鍾書法研習社師生展

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袁志鍾老師在漢廷頓圖書館流芳園不但有他的題字,多處並有他的書法作品。他此次在洛杉磯世界日報四樓「世界文化藝廊」,舉辦「袁志鍾書法研習社師生作品展」這次展出作品共有75名學員的佳作,包括篆、隸、楷、行、草等書體,書寫已經從一種工具變成了藝術,更能反映精神層次。他東渡日本師從書道名家青柳志郎學習的淡墨技法一字書,清淡舒雅,最另我著迷。

雖然自己有一幅行楷參展,仍然感覺書法的世界無窮浩瀚,追求無止盡。

Monday, November 5, 2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018

花戰

花的存在並非只是陶冶性情或是修身養性,而是以花的力量削平有如戰爭般的歪斜世道。

改編自鬼塚忠以日本歷史傳說編寫的同名原著小說,《花戰》描述16世紀後葉,織田信長於本能寺倒下,天下第一之座讓給了豐臣秀吉,戰亂時代終於結束。不過,秀吉實施的高壓政策卻讓人民十分痛苦。在這之中,有一名叫池坊專好的僧侶挺身而出,將以美麗的花朵為武器挑戰秀吉…。

《花戰》著實是一部令人又哭又笑、大快人心的娛樂時代劇。從池坊專好在前田宅邸家,向織田信長展現的「大砂物」(大型插花藝術)的傳說;千利休與豐臣秀吉的愛恨情誼

從中國傳到日本,日本花道/華道開始不同於西方以形體之美為重,而是更偏向「形式」與「內容」,以少量、簡潔的花材,將意境深遠的內含包覆其中。千利休與專好兩人之間的關係,仍有互相以茶道、花道切磋與交流,兩人關係密切的說法。插花和茶道就通過兩位大師間的友誼相通了。雖然池坊專好的個性,似乎和原著小說稍有差異,然而看似記憶力極差的怪人,但是他對於花的熱誠,卻也成就了他的為人。

《花戰》就像是一場藝術vs政治的戰爭,以池坊專好為代表的市井小民,如何以自身的力量抵抗外來高壓之力,而池坊專好的武器,就是花朵。先以大砂物喻人進而諷刺當官者,沒有武打或動作戲,一切的戰,全來自於無形的心理之戰。

狂言師野村萬齋的演技,著實令人見識到在喜劇與嚴肅之間,取得絕佳平衡的典範。稍嫌誇張的表情,反而才能突顯出池坊專好對於花道的一心一意。他是純粹沉浸於自己的插花世界裡的那種人。