Artistree Bonsai Blog
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Thoughts on the Art of Bonsai. Essays on Bonsai Art, bonsai history, bonsai exhibition reviews, not a how-to site, posts about the past, present and future of bonsai.
Artistree Bonsai Blog
3w ago
“It is this cycle, this rhythm of stress and then recovery and the tree’s “memory” of these events, as embodied by its form, that leads to the creation of great, old bonsai…” The changing of the seasons signals to bonsai practitioners that it is time to perform a certain set of actions on our trees ..read more
Artistree Bonsai Blog
4M ago
Explorations of Art and Nature If bonsai = (nature + art) multiplied by time, then the books listed here are truly “bonsai books”. Their subjects range from art, aesthetics, and creativity, to our relationships with trees and trees’ relationships with each other. Richard Power’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Overstory, is the sole work of fiction included ..read more
Artistree Bonsai Blog
6M ago
“Ethics – moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity” – Encyclopedia Britannica, online edition, September, 2023 Introduction The main area of ethical concern that comes to mind when I think about bonsai art is that of harming living things. I examine this here in order to invite other’s comments ..read more
Artistree Bonsai Blog
7M ago
We choose to train a tree into a pleasing shape. Does bonsai practice raise any ethical concerns? Is the art from a purely aesthetic exercise? What is ethical bonsai practice ..read more
Artistree Bonsai Blog
1y ago
Does the Biophilia Hypothesis explain why bonsai are so awesome ..read more
Artistree Bonsai Blog
1y ago
Bonsai artists collaborate with nature and natural processes but they harness time ..read more
Artistree Bonsai Blog
1y ago
The Bonsai Vision of Aarin Packard “A thousand years from now, what will Bonsai be? I guess I would say if it looked the same as it does today, I’ll be very disappointed.”- Aarin Packard I spoke with Aarin Packard at the inaugural Pacific Bonsai Exhibition held at the Bridgeyard in Oakland, California October 2022 ..read more
Artistree Bonsai Blog
1y ago
Is there a Tao of Bonsai? The recent article in the New Yorker about Ryan Neil prompted a closer look at the origins of bonsai, "practical magic" and the current relationship of Taoism to both art and bonsai ..read more
Artistree Bonsai Blog
1y ago
Pacific Bonsai Expo 2022 Special exhibit There were two special exhibits included in this show that underscore the exchange of ideas and perhaps the creative tensions regarding the future of bonsai between East and West. The central area of the exhibit space featured an original art installation by Eric Shrader and Linda Mahara, an origami ..read more
Artistree Bonsai Blog
1y ago
Review of the 2022 Pacific Bonsai Expo The inaugural Pacific Bonsai Expo was held at the Bridgeyard, an industrial site adjacent to the Port of Oakland, on a strip of land within view of the ships, giant cranes, containers stacked five levels high, and other machinery of the global economy. Billed as a regional bonsai ..read more