I've never seen a bonsai displayed like this. Not even in my imagination, and my guess is the same goes for you (unless you happen to be Ryan Neil). This photo is from a show at the Portland Japanese Garden titled American Bonsai, The Unbridled Art of Ryan Neil.
We’ve featured the bonsai of Ryan Neil numerous times here on Bark. But never quite like this (though Ryan’s Artisans Cup does share some of the same revolutionary vision). I won’t say much more except to encourage you to visit the Portland Japanese Garden (if geography puts a crimp in that possibility, you can at least visit their website).
The event, American Bonsai, The Unbridled Art of Ryan Neil is at the Portland Japanese Garden, May 21 to June 19. Ryan will be offering a Rocky mountain juniper bonsai demonstration on May 29th, 1-3pm.
This time it's a different tree (a Vine maple) and a different background. Same architectural structure though. I lifted this image from a video about the event that you can find on the Portland Japanese Garden website (and that I just spent 25 minutes trying to find again and failing... likely due to sleep deprivation).
You can see a piece of the lovely city of Portland in this shot (also lifted from the video).
A promotional piece from the Portland Japanese Garden Website.
This studio shot of the same tree as above is from Ryan's Bonsai Mirai. Another excellent destination while you're visiting Portland.
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