Zen pine. In some types of art shapes are often suggested rather than completed. The mind of the viewer does the rest. In the case of this pine, it's a circle (or maybe a fishhook). The tree and the photo belong to Mauro Stemberger. You can see more of Mauro's bonsai here, here and here.
Today themes are circles, semi circles and curves, as well as another bonsai by Mauro Stemberger (see above and our last two posts). This post originally appeared here just over a year ago. I’ve taken the liberty to edit my own writing.
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Bonsai with long slow curves like this one tend to be out of favor, at least with some people, who might refer to this type curve to as a pigeon breast. In the case of this pine I think the deadwood that mirrors the curve creates interest and perhaps even make the pigeon breast more acceptable. The artist is Wlodzimierz Pietraszko.
Fuzzy full circle. I don't know what kind of tree this is, but I'll bet you'll remember it if you ever see it again. I found it here.
A snake about to strike. Once again (like the pine above), the artist is Wlodzimierz Pietraszko.
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