tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164607954254781821.post3167986219114986746..comments2022-03-30T12:56:44.076-05:00Comments on JUURI Art Blog: New Tradigital Art: "Four Hundred and Thirty"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164607954254781821.post-54536187271582068022018-09-18T18:17:05.729-05:002018-09-18T18:17:05.729-05:00Dear Jannike, thanks for your thoughtful question....Dear Jannike, thanks for your thoughtful question. <br /><br />I explore Japanese themes most of all because I am Japanese-American and my culture is a source of pride and beauty for me. I think all artists should be free to create whatever inspires them with no fear of appropriation, as long as respect is the overwhelming theme. I think respect is the difference between appreciation/admiration and mindless misrepresentation of someone else's culture. Respect means that I may not be right all the time, because I don't know so much about this culture but I appreciate its beauty. If I am corrected, I will accept correction graciously because I am representing something that belongs to someone else. <br /><br />I can't speak for other cultures, but Japanese (who were raised in Japan) usually really appreciate when Westerners are influenced by our culture or want to try on kimono! We think it's fun to let someone enjoy our heritage! :) JulieJulie Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242833257641814300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164607954254781821.post-29994429840989516282018-09-18T17:06:44.397-05:002018-09-18T17:06:44.397-05:00My post was:
Dear JUURI, I am a sudent taking a c...My post was:<br /><br />Dear JUURI, I am a sudent taking a course on Diverse Histories in Contemporary Art. Today we spoke about Japonisme in 19th century France and the differences between appropriation and appreciation/inspiration or homages of artists to other artists. It seems to me you have a very intuitive and natural approach to creating art (please feel free to let me know more about your way of working). I wondered how much you as an artist think about in what ways your artwork is influenced by different cultures and artists, in what way these influences can fuel creativity positively in an artist and also how art of other cultures can be instrumentalized so that an eschewed image of the foreign culture is created. Warm regards & thanks a lot for your response, JannikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com