Bamboo Canvas

It's still Asian Art Week at Christie's! Take this opportunity to learn more about the Asian arts. Check out their website to learn in-depth about Asian art materials and practices, take a virtual tour, or attend one of their discussions about Asian art.

Asian Art Week | New York | March 2021 | Christie's This March Christie’s Asian Art Week will feature an exciting series of seven sales and events virtually and at our Rockefeller Plaza galleries in New York. Discover works from every category of Asian Art, from Tang-dynasty jade carvings from the Juncunc Collection to paintings by Hokusai and Ito ...

This Saturday, March 13th, the National Museum of Asian Art is hosting a free digital painting workshop to celebrate the Persian New Year, Nowruz! Get hands-on and learn about painting Persian motifs with natural materials. Don't forget to sign up for the event!

Celebrate Persian New Year: Painting with Natural Colors Saturday, March 13, 2021, 1 - 3 pm

This months round-up of museum events is exciting! Check out the amazing events all month long hosted by world renowned institutions. If you want to discover more about these events make sure to visit their website. Or if you want to learn more about Asian arts check out bamboocanvas.org

Check out our website to discover topics like Asian architecture, ceramics, home decor, painting and more! Link in bio: http://bamboocanvas.org/

Many museums and organizations are still hosting amazing virtual events that are free to attend! Here are some great options to learn more about Asian arts and practices throughout the month of February.

Meet the Bamboo Canvas Project Director -Kyunghee Pyun an Associate Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology. If you'd like to learn more about Kyunghee Pyun and the Bamboo Canvas researchers check out the Bamboo Canvas website: http://bamboocanvas.org/about/

This Saturday at the China Institute in America, you can participate in a Chinese ink rubbing demonstration. Learn about the traditional tools and techniques of making rubbings.

FREE Demo: The Art of Chinese Ink Rubbing - China Institute Saturday, October 21, 12:30 – 2:30PM Artist: Zhi Li Event Fees: FREE Location: 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10006 For more than 1,500 years, ink rubbings have been a vital medium for preserving China’s art, culture, and history. A rubbing, by accurately reproducing every fine details of...

The month of October is Asia Contemporary Art Week & Consortium - ACAW & ACAC! Click the link below to check out exhibitions, projects, and programs all though out New York.

http://www.acaw.info/?page_id=31647&mc_cid=f67362d538&mc_eid=41115dab13

Asia Contemporary Art Week

Today is the first full moon of fall, which means it's the Mid-Autumn Festival- an important cultural holiday that many ethnic Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese celebrate! Sharing and eating mooncakes with loved ones is perhaps the most notable and tastiest way to participate in this holiday!

Below is a video highlighting how traditional mooncake molds are carved in Vietnam. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyvLecgV5iQ&t=26s

CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE: Carved wooden moon cake moulds The Mid-Autumn Festival is nearing and moon cakes - a signature symbol of the festival can be found in every corner. The moon cake is promoted as the symboli...

Soban are small trays used to carry food in Korea. The type of wood used is dependent on the region where the soban is made. Watch the video on our website to see the process of carving soban in the Hwanghae Province of North Korea.

Bamboo Canvas – Sobanjang(or Tray-Table Artisan), the spirit of the master which blooms from the point of a knife

An interesting interview from Hyperallergic, with RZA and Mustafa Shikh, on the inspiration they found at the Asian Art Museum for their clothing label 36 Chambers. The newest collection was influenced by the exhibition "Emperor's Treasures" that was at Asian Art Museum last summer.

https://hyperallergic.com/402214/rza-and-mustafa-shaikh-36-chambers-asian-art-museum/

RZA and Mustafa Shaikh on the Asian Art that Inspired Their Clothing Line Last week, RZA and Mustafa Shaikh celebrated the fall line of their fashion label 36 Chambers at the Asian Art Museum, where they saw an exhibition that influenced their designs.