is pretty cool. In the past, three-dimensional art was called sculpture, but this is changing. Riusuke Fukahori paints in layers of resin to create amazing three-dimensional paintings of fish. The ones in the bowls are my favorites; I imagine one being placed on the table at a sushi restaurant.
So freaking cool
Since viewing this article a few days ago, I’ve been trying to think of other interesting ways Fukahori or other artists could execute this style. While, this is very closely related to his current style, if he were to create the resin layers from a horizontal perspective, he could make an entire fish tank viewable from a single side. Much more humane than keeping exotic fish.
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This is by far one of the coolest things I’ve seen in quite some time. I’m excited to see where else he and other artists take this style in the future. Can’t wait.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a documentary about an old dude making sushi. The guy is 85 years old and makes the best sushi in the world. His restaurant is in the basement of an office building and seats twelve. You reserve a month in advance, it serves nothing but sushi (no drinks, no appetizers), costs $300 a head, and you’ll be finished in about 15 minutes.
The documentary is mostly just footage of Jiro, his son, and their interns making a Sushi. What makes it compelling is their extreme dedication to their craft. They only buy the highest quality fish, and their internship program takes twelve years to complete. Twelve years as an intern. I can’t even imagine that. Especially with something as minimal as sushi. I mean, it’s fish and rice. There’s no molecular gastronomy here, it’s not even cooked. But, you watch this movie and you realize that the way they think about their craft goes so far beyond my experience of sushi, that the way in which they’ve dedicated their life to it is totally valid and admirable.
In a lot of ways, it reminds me of Haruki Murakami’s novel What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. Murakami is my favorite author. I’ve read everything he’s written and I love his books. What I Talk About… is his memoir about writing and running. That’s his life. All he does is write novels and long distance running. He goes to bed at 9pm every day. He has pretty much zero social life, and for fun he translates novels from English to Japanese. Aside from both Jiro and Murakami being Japanese, they both have chosen a path in life, and their only goal seems to be to do their craft better today than they did yesterday. It’s interesting hearing what they have to say about their craft, because neither of them seem to think that there’s some kind of Platonic ideal that they’re trying to achieve. Instead it seems to be an incredibly internal process. I find that kind of drive and ambition to be a great inspiration.
Also, Jiro Dreams of Sushi is streaming on Netflix, so check that shit out.
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