01 Dec 2023

Sogetsu Magazine 2023 Winter is on Sale!

Freedom comes from your own thinking and doing

Price：1,980 Yen
Softcover：88pages
Language：Japanese and English
Dimensions：(W/H)210㎜/297㎜)
Date of Issue：Dec/1/2023
Item No.：A5142

Arranging flowers in hammer-raised metal vessels

Tankin in Japanese is a metalworking technique in which a single sheet of metal is hand-battered and hammer-raised to create various forms. lo Koichi, a finalist for the LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize 2019, pursues his own unique expression by adding his personal interpretation and value to this 4,000-year-old craft. The lemoto’s encounter with the young artist’s containers created a new landscape in the world of Tankin.

［feature article］MASS

Mass is a technique that was introduced into ikebana by our first lemoto Sofu as a new type of expression. In a broad sense, it is one of the three essential elements of ikebana: Line, Color and Mass. However, every person seems to have a different interpretation of mass. In order to thoroughly enjoy the authentic mass of Sogetsu,let us give a second thought to its concept and the method of arranging a mass.

Flowers in profusion［Winter］

Flowers for the New Year and Christmas-Showcasing sensibility in ikebana on festive occasions.

Teshigahara Akane Her Words and Works

Enjoy Ikabana.
Arranging flowers in hammer-raised metal vessels
Visiting an artist’s atelier

［feature article］MASS

What to do in order to enjoy mass
How Teshigahara Akane expresses mass
Meaning of“mass”
The first expression in ikebana
Architectural environment and mass
Let’s visualize mass
How to create mass 1 : Flowers
How to create mass 2 : Branches
Mass containing strength and energy
Materials for creating mass
For more attractive mass expressions

Ikebanists of Sogetsu

Exhibition report : Tan-no Kaen exhibition「YUI」
Flowers in profusion［Winter］:Iwamoto Chisei, Okazaki Shinobu, Ozawa Seiko, Kawana Tetsunori, Takagi Suisen, Okubo Masanaga, Nakada Kazuko, Kato Kumiko, Sumura Eikou, Hinata Yoichi, Nakamura Sozan, Fukushima Koka, Eguchi Tamae, Sumide Bisen

Serialization

Artist Interview with Teshigahara Kiri : Andrew Salgado
Ikka-Sanbo(One kind of material in three distinctive variations)17： Dragon’s-claw willow : Sasaki Koyo
To the Cities of the World 37 : Joan Yusui Suzuki in San Francisco
What’s in an ikebana work? (Sofu’s Lecture Note) 32：‘Ikebana with poor visual quality:Ikebana lacking dynamics of rhythm, density, and intensity’
Teacher’s Workshop Thema: Arranging flowers on a corporate reception desk
Life with Flowers (Artist Profile)：Miyashita Tosui

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