Still-life Photographs of Japanese Antique & Vintage Objects
borrowed from Ginger Wallace and Kazuo Kuwabara, Owner Oriental Treasure Box, San Diego, CA
Each of the fifteen pieces/sets in this show has three elements: (1) an original two-piece wooden Japanese rakugan mold, (2) a casting made using the mold, and (3) an arrangement of (1) and (2) documented with a digital image.
Japanese food, its preparation and presentation is culture and fashion.
My interpretations suggest how Japanese chefs might prepare exotic looking sea creatures for consumption by ordinary looking land creatures vicariously enjoyed as a feast for the eyes or a feast for the stomach.
"San" to a westerner, I think, means respect. For example, in the fifties we would say "papasan" and momasan" as a way of honoring parents and their ages. Thus, "foosan" means, to me, to honor Japanese food. "Foosan" sounds better to me than "Foodsan."
"San" to a westerner, I think, means respect. For example, in the fifties we would say "papasan" and momasan" as a way of honoring parents and their ages. Thus, "foosan" means, to me, to honor Japanese food. "Foosan" sounds better to me than "Foodsan."