Courtesy of YUKARI ART: Shintaro Ohata

Japanese Artist Shintaro Ohata has a unique approach in blending his mediums… Physical sculptures painted with painted canvas backgrounds. His everyday theme pieces give of a 3D/2D look when viewed as an installation piece. Take a further look, Top 100 of 2011?
http://www.emptykingdom.com/main/featured/shintaro-ohata/

 http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2011/06/30/shintaro-ohata-everyday-life/

Laughing Stone by Hirotoshi Ito Nagano, Japan

The first Laughing Stone came into life in 1986. Since then, I have been making one or two every year. With each one, I try to make the best of the stone's natural shape.

MATERIALS: Natural stone, zipper, dentures
SIZE: Stone 7 cm x 9 cm x 18 cm (2.8 in x 3.5 in x 7.1 in)
Base 9 cm x 9 cm x 15 cm (3.5 in x 3.5 in x 5.9 in)
WEIGHT: Stone 1.5 kg (3.3 lb)
Base 3.5 kg (7.7 lb)

 more: http://www.iichi.com/listing/item/42

http://www.spoon-tamago.com/category/art/page/6/

"Paddy's Wigwam" and easter eggs

Daphne du Maurier

"I wondered how many people there were in the world who suffered, and continued to suffer, because they could not break out from their own web of shyness and reserve, and in their blindness and folly built up a great distorted wall in front of them that hid the truth. This was what I had done. I had built up false pictures in my mind and sat before them. I had never had the courage to demand the truth" (Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca)

"When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever" (Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo)

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