Katsumi Sakakura expresses his art through a combination of elements characteristic of traditional Japanese culture—movement, rhythm and spirit.
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Read moreA modern artist based in Palo Alto, California, Drue Kataoka blends the refined techniques of her ancient Zen art form of sumi-e with cuttingedge conc
Read moreView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/gyotaku-the… How did fishermen record their trophy catches before the invention of photography? In 1
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Read moreYou see Taku Satoh’s design handiwork virtually every shopping day, wrapping consumables like Calpis drinks, Lotte gum and S&B black pepper. But
Read moreScapino Ballet is one of the leading dance ensembles in the Netherlands. Most of it’s exclusive repertoire is made by Ed Wubbe, choreographer an
Read moreFor years, Marco Tempest’s masterful blend of digital media and magic has enabled audiences to glimpse the future before technology gets there.
Read moreView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-writ… The point of fiction is to cast a spell, a momentary illusion that you are living in th
Read moreMasashi Kawamura has an idea lab. In that lab, called PARTY, he and several fellow creatives perform the advertising equivalent of alchemy, fusing raw
Read moreWhy did an Irish economist working for the EU in Tokyo end up making a powerful and incisive film about suicide in Japan? Simple: a friend and neighbo
Read moreShigeru Ban’s practical philosophy of architecture involves nothing less than redefining aesthetics, space, materials and structure. His unusual modul
Read moreWhat you can get from the photos Rei Shito takes on the streets of Tokyo are glimpses into the lives and mindsets of impromptu models on the move arti
Read moreView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-physics… In the third act of “Swan Lake”, the Black Swan pulls off a seemingly endle
Read moreProfessor Semir Zeki is Professor of Neuroesthetics at UCL. He pioneered the study of the higher visual areas of the brain, and discovered the special
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