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OSAKA (NISHINARI) JAPAN: BETTER TO SEE

Published on March 26, 2016March 26, 2016 by jacquelinemhadel3 Comments

Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times. – Asian proverb

23mar16. Osaka, Japan.

KOBE & OSAKA, JAPAN: LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LIVE WITH A ‘SOMEDAY’ MENTALITY

Published on March 17, 2016October 23, 2020 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

Life is too short to live with a ‘someday’ mentality. ~ L. Walker

13mar16. Kobe & Osaka, Japan.

KOBE & OSAKA, JAPAN: OF LANDS REMOTE, TO TRAVEL IS TO LIVE

Published on March 16, 2016October 23, 2020 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give. To roam the roads of lands remote, to travel is to live. ~ Hans Christian Andersen

13mar16. Kobe & Osaka, Japan.

OSAKA (TAKATSUKI,) JAPAN STREET ART: “HANIWA” by DAAS

Published on March 14, 2016October 23, 2020 by jacquelinemhadel1 Comment

Artist’s statement: “For the Takatsuki mural: Takatsuki Art Expo asked me to create a mural design which would highlight some aspect of the city. I did some research and found that there was a large amount of these “Haniwa” (terra-cotta buried statues) found there. They have a large museum in the city dedicated to this and actually have a number of excavated artifacts. Anyway, I took this idea and decided to do a mural that depicted the history of Takatsuki. The mural has a Haniwa female sitting on a Haniwa horse in front of a Haniwa house.”

12mar16. Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.

OSAKA, JAPAN STREET ART: ALAN WATTS BY DAAS

Published on March 13, 2016March 13, 2016 by jacquelinemhadel5 Comments

Osaka-based, American transplant, artist DAAS is making Osaka more beautiful one mural at a time. Japan is slow to embrace the value of masterful street art pieces for the betterment of its communities, but it’s great to see that at least, DAAS is contributing to the progress in that direction. Here is his “Alan Watts” piece on the side of Kuma Cafe in Tempozan. (The owner/s of Kuma Cafe deserve a shout out for their support of public art!)

Tokidoki: Why Alan Watts? (One of my absolute favorite philosophers/thinkers!)

DAAS: I don’t really have anyone I consider a “hero” per se, but after being invited to have my work featured in a street art book with the theme of “heroes”, I thought about someone who I admired and who made an impact on me. I really enjoy his words and philosophies about life and culture. I wanted this mural to bring more awareness to who he was. That’s why I chose Alan Watts.

“…tomorrow and plans for tomorrow can have no significance at all unless you are in full contact with the reality of the present, since it is in the present and only in the present that you live.” – Alan Watts

12mar16. Osaka, Japan.