Art, culture and the passage of time. I think this old tree and ancient Indonesian deity capture something of the flavor of the Robert Steven’s Bonsai Biennale. The uncropped version of this photo is from Bill Valavanis’ Bonsai Blog.
Robert Steven’s just completed 1st International Bonsai Biennale may have been the most unusual and provocative bonsai extravaganza ever (it’s hard to imagine another bonsai event that even comes close, but these kinds of statements are subjective and open to question, so we’ll leave it at may have been…).
For those of us who weren’t there, all we have to go on so far are the photos and the ones I’ve seen so far are pretty convincing that something unquestionably groundbreaking and very daring just happened. Here are a small sampling of photos that we’ve seen so far. We’ll post some more soon.
A great shot of one of many highly creative mixed media scenes that deserve a long close look. From Bill’s blog.
A happy Robert Steven and friends enjoying the show at the opening ceremony. I found this shot on Robert’s facebook photos.
I’m guessing that this is the front gate. From Robert’s facebook photos.
Close up.
Another creative mixed media scene. From Bill’s blog.
Opening ceremony. From Robert’s facebook photos.
Opening ceremony performers. Again from Robert’s facebook photos.
More mixed media. This one with a sense of humor. From Bill’s blog.
Don’t shoot the messenger. Photo from Bill’s blog.
Enough for now. We’ll post some more soon.
wow – i never quite understood what pushing the envelope meant before… double wow
thanks for posting