3rd place
bronze star award
Masumi Shiohara
japan
title
The holy fruition
natural history.
In order to approach its origin, I printed these works on vellum of
parchment.
We imported it with a scanner and submitted the data.
There are many myths, legends, proverbs and stories associated with
fruits.
In China, Buddha's hands (the fingered citron species, an unusually
shaped citron variety whose fruit is segmented into finger-like
sections, resembling a human hand), peaches and pomegranate are called
"Fúshòusānduō (the three blessings of good fortune, abundance/
prosperity and longevity)" and are respected as the fruits of lucky
omen. The "Buddha's hand" in the fruit, Buddha's hand, is said to enable
the eater to grasp treasure. Having treasure signifies having happiness,
the blessed state pronounced as "fóshǒu" in Chinese, (the homophobic
sound of the name of the fruit, Buddha's hand). Take the homophonic
sound of Foshou, symbolizing good fortune, take the effect of celestial
peach symbolizing longevity; take the meaning of pomegranate’s plenty of
seeds symbolizing abundance. These three fruits put together imply good
fortune, prosperity as well good health and a long life.
Some of the Psalms in the Old Testament present the interpretation that
pears were offered to God, because they were so delicious, so they often
appeared in religious paintings. Pears represent "bliss and happiness."
It seems that the pear was often associated with Goddess Venus, because
of its feminine shape, reminiscent of the delicate waist of a woman. The
Roman astronomer-naturalist, Pliny, listed many varieties of this fruit
that existed at that time. He also noted that the fruit was named after
this Goddess, as apparent in its appellation, "Veneree".
While growing fruit here, he became interested in creating photographic works of art about 20 years ago, and taught himself the technique. He was asked by a botanical artist to provide the fruit on a branch, and since then he has been creating photographic artworks of fruit on branches. The "botanical art-like white background pieces" are printed on real parchment vellum, while the "black background pieces" are printed on glossy paper. At the same time, with the theme of the importance and value of food, my works focus on the growth of fruits throughout the year and the documentation of nameless fruits that have been omitted in fruit breeding and object creation.
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entry description
The predecessors painted on parchment when leaving records in thenatural history.
In order to approach its origin, I printed these works on vellum of
parchment.
We imported it with a scanner and submitted the data.
There are many myths, legends, proverbs and stories associated with
fruits.
In China, Buddha's hands (the fingered citron species, an unusually
shaped citron variety whose fruit is segmented into finger-like
sections, resembling a human hand), peaches and pomegranate are called
"Fúshòusānduō (the three blessings of good fortune, abundance/
prosperity and longevity)" and are respected as the fruits of lucky
omen. The "Buddha's hand" in the fruit, Buddha's hand, is said to enable
the eater to grasp treasure. Having treasure signifies having happiness,
the blessed state pronounced as "fóshǒu" in Chinese, (the homophobic
sound of the name of the fruit, Buddha's hand). Take the homophonic
sound of Foshou, symbolizing good fortune, take the effect of celestial
peach symbolizing longevity; take the meaning of pomegranate’s plenty of
seeds symbolizing abundance. These three fruits put together imply good
fortune, prosperity as well good health and a long life.
Some of the Psalms in the Old Testament present the interpretation that
pears were offered to God, because they were so delicious, so they often
appeared in religious paintings. Pears represent "bliss and happiness."
It seems that the pear was often associated with Goddess Venus, because
of its feminine shape, reminiscent of the delicate waist of a woman. The
Roman astronomer-naturalist, Pliny, listed many varieties of this fruit
that existed at that time. He also noted that the fruit was named after
this Goddess, as apparent in its appellation, "Veneree".
about the photographer
Masumi Shiohara was born in Nagano Prefecture in 1974. He worked as a development engineer at a microfabrication manufacturer. After leaving the company, he took over his family's orchard from his parents, and is now running the farm. He is also involved in breeding and has developed a number of varieties.While growing fruit here, he became interested in creating photographic works of art about 20 years ago, and taught himself the technique. He was asked by a botanical artist to provide the fruit on a branch, and since then he has been creating photographic artworks of fruit on branches. The "botanical art-like white background pieces" are printed on real parchment vellum, while the "black background pieces" are printed on glossy paper. At the same time, with the theme of the importance and value of food, my works focus on the growth of fruits throughout the year and the documentation of nameless fruits that have been omitted in fruit breeding and object creation.
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