Keiji Nakazawa (中沢啓治, Nakazawa Keiji, March 14, 1939 – December 19, 2012)

Posted: 12/26/2012 | Author: lazymonk | Filed under: ART, Culture | Tags: Barefoot Gen, Keiji Nakazawa | Leave a comment »

RIP. Author of “Barefoot Gen” Keiji Nakazawa passed away on December 19th.

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Sergey Osipov (Netsuke Artist)

Posted: 10/04/2012 | Author: lazymonk | Filed under: ART | Tags: Natsuke, Sergey Osipov | Leave a comment »

Sergey Osipov (Netsuke Artist)

Incredible work. Please visit his website to see more of his work. Unfortunately, he can produce only 6-8 per year due to such a labor intensive process.

I would love to have one of this cephalopod piece.

Check it out!!!

BLUE FISH

Posted: 09/22/2012 | Author: lazymonk | Filed under: ART, NATURE | Tags: Coelacanth, Royal Copenhagen | Leave a comment »

“Blue Fish by Jeanne Grut

A Coelacanth relief for Royal Copenhagen Ver.1 & 2

Their plates and cups are beautiful but these are special.

Nakajima’s New exhibition “CEPH LAB / イカラボ” opens at Okinawa Zoo & Museum

Posted: 08/14/2012 | Author: lazymonk | Filed under: ART, New exhibition | Tags: ART, camouflage, cephalopod, contemporary art, Okinawa, Okinawa Zoo & Museum, Ryuta Nakjima, 沖縄こどもの国 | Leave a comment »

cuttlefish communication modules by Ry Nakajima

Posted: 07/24/2012 | Author: lazymonk | Filed under: ART, NATURE | Tags: camouflage, cephalopod, contemporary art, Cuttlefish, cuttlefish and art, Raita Nakajima | Leave a comment »

Thank you.

Firefly Squid Update / ホタルイカ　アップデイト

Posted: 05/07/2012 | Author: lazymonk | Filed under: ART, NATURE | Tags: ホタルイカ, bioluminescence, Chikatoshi Sugimoto, deep sea squid, Firefly squid, ryuta nakajima, Shinnminato, Toyama Bay, 富山湾, 新湊 | Leave a comment »

Watching video / ビデオ映像を見るホタルイカ

Check out its’ crazy mouth / 特殊な口の構造。

Firefly squid lighting up after watching a video / 映像に誘発され発光するホタルイカ。

Sugimoto marked each squid with color ink / マーカーをうたれたホタルイカ

Squid is just so beautiful to look at ／　スーパーでは絶対に見れない透明感のあるホタルイカ。

All done. waiting to be shipped to a lab in Okinawa / 固定され沖縄の研究室へ。

See you next year! / 来年また。

Hotaruika-Firefly Squid / ホタルイカ

Posted: 04/04/2012 | Author: lazymonk | Filed under: ART, Culture, NATURE | Tags: ホタルイカ, bioluminescence, deep sea squid, Firefly squid, Hotaruika, Ryuta Nakjima, Toyama prefecture | 1 Comment »

Ry Nakajima will be conducting his first set of experiments with Hotaruika (Firefly squid) at Toyama Prefecture in Japan. Here are some photos of his 1/1 hotaruika model called “Firefly Squid bioluminescent-communication module.” He will attempt to talk to a squid using this module via “call and response.” More soon.

This project is made possible by McKnight/ARAC Individual Artist Career Development Grant, SFA Faculty Development Grant and Imizu City Fisherman’s Union.