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Showing posts with label Asian influences. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asian influences. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Artists I Fancy : Kat Lowry

Pinterest started in 2010 and it was either that year or the next year 2011 that I created my Pinterest account. Even though my account was created with the intention of supplementing my affiliate marketing and other home biz efforts, a lot of my pinboards are personal, i.e. just stuff I like to collect. Two of my favorite boards are Artists I Fancy and Legends, Myths, Fables, Folklore, Culture.


Was going through my Facebook memories and found a lovely piece of Asian art and couldn't remember where I found it. Thank goodness for the Google search feature that helps you find images. So I found a source to credit the image but in the process, one thing led to another and I found this amazing artist, Kat Lowry. Her artwork was a Japanese sun goddess named Amaterasu.  Her art was so beautiful I couldn't decide which board to pin it to, so I shared it via both pinboards. Take a look! Isn't it lovely?  The first image is from her profile on Deviant Art where she uses the name Fragile Whispers.  The second image that follows was shared via her latest post (Apr 2018) on her blog called Kat Lowry Illustration.  Are you impressed?  I am!



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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Artists I Fancy: Katrina Pallon

Do you enjoy Asian art and the Asian influence on the styles of various artists?  Then you will love Katrina Pallon.  This lady graduated from the University of the Philippines and she is very popular in the Philippine art scene.  If she continues to expand her presence via social media, and elsewhere on the web, she will be just as popular on the global scene.  Ms. Pallon is an accomplished visual artist. Words used to describe her style could be … exotic, ethereal, mystical, breathtaking.  Her work consists of distinctive paintings and drawings which reflect the essence of the Far East, and the exquisiteness of Pan-Asian culture.











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Friday, February 14, 2020

Did the Chinese Invent the Superhero Team?

Did the Chinese Invent the Superhero Team?

Long before the invention of comic books, there was a band of seven Chinese brothers, each with their own magical or supernatural powers. Another mark of Asian influence in the Western world.  DC Comic retold the Chinese legend and called the brothers “The Great Ten”.  Seven?  Ten?  (Just continue reading and you'll figure out the math.)

The Great Ten made several appearances in DC's "New 52" series and even spawned their own nine-part series in 2009. ... 
This is hardly DC Comics' only push for Chinese heroes. They recently introduced a Chinese Superman, with a Chinese Batman and Wonder Woman on the way. Not to be outdone, rival Marvel Comics also rolled out a Korean Hulk.

Source: Robert Lamb. "Did the Chinese Invent the Superhero Team?" 16 May 2016.










Friday, February 16, 2018

Chinese New Year 2018 ~ Year of the Dog

Year of the Rooster is on its way out. Year of the Dog will be here February 16, 2018.

Wishing my Chinese friends and all others who celebrate the holiday a Happy New Year!



“... the Chinese New Year will be celebrated on February 16, 2018 and marks the beginning of a new lunar according to the traditional Chinese calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar.

The annual Chinese holiday is known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival. …

people celebrate the Lunar New Year in America with a combination of regional traditions — grouping together the northern Chinese tradition of eating dumplings and a southern Chinese dragon and lion dances.

… The 2018 Chinese New Year celebration will end with the Spring Lantern Festival on March 2, 2018. Corresponding Chinese cultural celebrations happen across the world during the time of the Chinese New Year celebration. ...”





Years of the Dog include 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, and 2030...

The Dog occupies the eleventh position in the Chinese zodiac, after the Rooster, and before the Pig.

If you're born in a Dog year, you're a Dog, and the following are deemed lucky for you:

Lucky numbers: 3, 4, 9
Lucky colors: red, green, and purple
Lucky flowers: rose, cymbidium orchids





Chinese New Year Symbols of Prosperity (Add On)

Adding on additional content from my post from 2015, when the new year was celebrated on February 19th . Here is a little more info about the cultural traditions and symbols of prosperity. Last year the spotlight was on flowers as an important part of the decorations for the Chinese New Year celebration.





Chinese New Year Symbols of Prosperity

Flowers are an important part of the decorations for the Chinese New Year celebration. The plum blossoms (image below) and water narcissus are two of the most popular flower symbols of prosperity. Plum blossom is the national flower of The Republic of China. Water narcissus is used to symbolize good luck, fortune, prosperity.


Chinese New Year Recipes and Dishes

The food-related topic of choice for this week's foodie Friday should be obvious. At our partner blog, My Blog Stop! , two posts were published discussing this wonderful holiday celebration with its traditions. MBS Post 1: " ... Flowers are an important part of the decorations for the Chinese New Year celebration.



Happy Chinese new year 2018 card with Gold Dog line Stripe abstract  on red background vector design
© Photographer: Anan Punyod | Agency: Dreamstime.com

http://da-imaginarium.tumblr.com/post/170919247771/6-year-of-the-pupper-gong-xi-fat-choi-a-happy

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