Nybonsai12
Masterpiece
A Collected Jupiter in either case.
You are talking out Uranus.
sorry had to.
A Collected Jupiter in either case.
I recall seeing very similar threads in martial art forums. These are always entertaining.
That tree, by the way, has never been repotted since having been put in that pot. It’s not very healthy, unfortunately.I watched the video and enjoyed it immensely....the Artist created a Beautiful and Artistic Tree Sculpture from that Collected Juniper...
Is martial arts really an art or a craft?I recall seeing very similar threads in martial art forums. These are always entertaining.
Whoo boy! That's a loaded question that would take us too far from this thread. I can only say I've been knocked down flat on my ass, staring at the sky, and thought to myself: "Damn, that was a pretty move."Is martial arts really an art or a craft?
That is so tautological as to be meaningless[/QUOTE][QUOTE="Bolero, post: 623807, member:
I maintain that Bonsai, Penjing, Saikei Gardening is a very rewarding endeavor regardless of ones personal skill level...
A famous Greek Philospher (not Socrates or Plato) said:
"Everything that is a proposition of logic has got to be in some sense or the other like a tautology. It has got to be something that has some peculiar quality, which I do not know how to define, that belongs to logical propositions but not to others."
Nope. He's here to dance!Lol, had we not decided Bolero is just on this foru to troll?
We're way off topic, but Bertrand Russel was not a famous Greek philosopher. Moreover, he was not classically educated and wrote remarkably little on the ancient Greeks. What he did write about the Greeks is held in very poor regard by professional classicists (hello!).
He was in fact called-out by George Steiner among others for overlooking in his History of Philosophy the important contributions of Martin Heideigger (see my avatar), who is colloquially referred to as 'the last ancient Greek philosopher'. The oversight does not seem to have been accidental.
PM me if you would like bibliographical recommendations. I literally have thousands.
Many would consider welding as a craft, yet when it is paired with incredible skill: https://bit.ly/2MU5Rot . I think the same can be said for bonsai. While there may be a point when it becomes overdone (and I'd contend Bjorn's trees aren't), what many neglect in the creation of art is developing the skills required to pull it off at the highest level. Stated differently, many without the skill to pull it off will defer to a less refined presentation that their capabilities allow and give as the reason their preference for a different style.
I dunno. I would gladly say I can't do all that and am doing what I can at the moment. For me a preference only exists if the choices are legitimately available.That never happens around here.
Is martial arts really an art or a craft?
Thank you Anthony for the Positive comments... Its going into another Big Show in September...@Bolero ,
a suggestion - The Maple image -
As Landscape Penjing -
[1 ] Perhaps a very long thin, shallow, unglazed pot. Yes I will look for one...
[2 ] The tree feels like it belongs in a scholar's garden. Yes I prefer Scholars over Monks...
[3] You could look up a Chinese Scholar who loved trees / gardens / landscape YES Will do...
[4 ]As you have probably read, Chinese Penjing often is about a scholar
or has a historic tale or story illustrated by the Landscape Penjing. Agreed...
The mudmen are not accidental.
[5 ] Maybe the rocks arranged around a man-made pond. That would be a totally new feature, maybe too much ? ...
[6 ] A larger house. I don't think so, too much...
Anyhow just a suggestion ----- love the maple by the way, very soothing
to look at.
Good Day
Anthony