Posts from — March 2007
Buddhism Art Dance - mesmerising video
Check out this video on YouTube displaying a Buddhism Art Dance. Displaying multiple arms in a performance isn’t exactly new, but its well done here and who can resist the mesmerising charms of these performers!
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March 24, 2007 No Comments | 1,064 views
Picture moment : Chinese prison inmate, sandbag kicking
“A prison inmate kicks a sandbag to unleash pent-up anger during a psychological treatment at a prison in Nanjing, eastern China’s Jiangsu province March 15, 2007.”
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March 23, 2007 No Comments | 903 views
Zhang Yimou’s “Curse of the Golden Flower”
“House of Flying Daggers” and “Hero” director Zhang Yimou’s new film “Curse of the Golden Flower” premieres in London next week. Set in the Later Tang Dynasty, China, 10th Century, it looks like typical gorgeous, Zhang-style with lush visuals, landscapes and costumes.
I’ve not seen the film yet, but the trailer depicts the usual silent exchanges between the lead characters, and moments of epic battles between colour-coded warriors. Looks promising, with evidently high production values, and if his previous films are anything to go by, the chance to enjoy pure eye candy for a couple of hours, may be enough to catch it on the big screen.
Official Curse of the Golden Flower website
Technorati Tags: Chow Yun Fat, Curse of the Golden Flower, film, Gong Li, Zhang Yimou
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March 22, 2007 No Comments | 739 views
Picture moment : Pig with one head, two mouths, two noses and three eyes!
Aargh! Year of the Pig ain’t over yet!
“Farmer Liu Shuping presents a newly born piglet with one head, two mouths, two noses, and three eyes in Xi’an, China, on March 7, 2007.”
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March 21, 2007 25 Comments | 45,784 views
Kan & Lau - graphic design firm from Hong Kong
Probably famous thoughout East-Asia, but not as well known in the UK, are designers Freeman Lau and Kan Tai-Keung. Their firm Kan & Lau Design Consultants, specialise in corporate identity, literature, annual reports, brand identity and packaging design, and have been running since 1976.
Their website lists their impressive track record and polished client list, so they’ve no doubt underlined their place in East-Asian graphic design. I heard that they’re regarded as godfathers in the Hong Kong design industry - definitely one for the contacts list, if possible.
However, I bet they don’t need to do much day-to-day design any more - there’s probably a long waiting list of young designers wanting to work their ass off for them for the prestige. However, I can’t complain, I was lucky enough to have spoken with Freeman Lau when he visited the ICA in London to give a talk as part of a Hong Kong - London creative exchange. He passed my company details to a colleague of his and we got a decent project out of it!
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March 21, 2007 No Comments | 1,941 views
Back from Hong Kong
One Inch Punch returns! Its been an exhausting 3 weeks in Hong Kong, with way too much dim sum, walking and shopping! Compared to London, its unbelievably cheap to eat out. Lots of East-Asian stuff that I’ve seen online but cost too much with shipping was also quite common in the markets and shops there. Anyhow, once I’ve had a chance to sort through my backlog of work and emails, and have edited the photos I’ve taken, I’ll put anything interesting on this site…
More soon!
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March 20, 2007 No Comments | 568 views
