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HomeExploreNearbyProfileAchievementsCollectionsThemesExperimentsArtistsMediumsArtmovementsHistoricaleventsHistoricalfiguresPlacesAboutSettingsViewactivitySendfeedbackPrivacy&TermsHomeExploreGamesNearbyFavoritesSigninLoading…GuesstheartistfromemojisClickfortheanswer🇫🇷🌻🌃🍉🐒🇲🇽🥫🇺🇸💋🇯🇵🟡⚫TakephotoswithArtTransfer,findyourArtSelfie,andmoreFollowyourfavoriteDiscover3,000+collectionsMuseumsnearyouCuratestreetartWithiconicSouthKoreanboybandBTSBTSxStreetGalleriesExplore14iconiclocationsthroughartworkscuratedby21stcenturypopiconsPlaynowLoadingMeetBTSToday'stoppicksStreetArtMeetsSalvatoreFerragamoDiscovermuralsinspiredbytheItaliandesignerIndia'sGreenRevolutionAnation’sjourneytofoodsufficiencyExplore7MuseumsinBerlinTourtheiconicMuseumIslandfromhomeMarsasArtBeautyanddiscoveryontheRedPlanetHowChopinConnectstotheWorldThere'sevenaperfumenamedafterthecomposerLookingforanewactivity?Whynottry...GrowingaBonsaiTreeLearntheintricateartofgardeningYearsofcarefulcraftgointothecreationofBonsaitrees-theminiature,livingartworksthatmimictheshapeoffull-sizetrees.Infact,bonsaihasbeenpractisedinJapanforover1000years,becomingoneofthemosthighlyappreciatedarts.BonsaidevelopedfromtheclassicalChineseartofPenjing,orthecreationofminiaturelandscapes.Boththeseartformsprovideentertainmentfortheircreatorsandobjectsofcontemplationfortheirviewers.Bonsaitreesofvaryingsizesandstyleshavebeenusedtodecoratelivingsrooms,studies,gardens,andpalaces.They'reheldonaparwithcalligraphy,paintings,andclassicalmusic.Buthowexactlydoyoutrainapear,orapeach,orapinetreetogrowbarelytwofeettall?Theprocessbeginswithasuitablesource;usuallyacuttingorsmallsaplingofanywoody-stemmedperennial.ThemostpopulararefruitandpinetreesnativetothelandscapeofJapan:peaches,apples,elms,juniper,conifer,andspruce.Thekeytostuntingtheplant'sgrowthisasmallpot,oftenwithonlyafewcentimetresofsoil.Therootsandleavesoftheplantaretrimmedwithgreatcare,andovertimethetreeadaptstoitstinyhome.It'snotjustaboutcreatinganyoldsmallplant,though.Bonsairequiresakeeneyeandasenseofaesthetics.Theaimistocreateapleasingsceneinwhichtheartist'sinterventionishidden.Itshouldappearentirelynatural,evenifit'sinminiatureform.Ingenioustricksareusedtocreatetheimpressionofgnarled,twistedtrunks,asinthistree.Copperwiresandclampscanguidebranchesandpintheminplace,allinordertocreateaconvincingimpressionofanagedtree.Afteryearsofgrowth,theresultisabeautifullivingsculpture.Treatedwell,bonsaitreescanlivetobejustasoldasfull-sizetrees.Infact,thereareahandfuloftreesthatareproventobealmost1000yearsold.Justascertainpaintingsandsculpturesareinternationallyfamous,soaresomebonsaitrees.ThistreeisnamedHigurashi,or'DailyLife'.Itexemplifiesthekoshoku,or'agedpatina'style.Atover450yearsold,itisconsideredtobethefinestbonsaitreeinJapan.Therearevariousnamesforthedifferentshapesofbonsaitrees.Fukinagashi,'WindBlown',suggestsatrunkleaningoverasifbeingblownbyastrongwind,asseeninthisbonsaipinusparviflora.Thewhiteareasofdeadwoodareknownasshari,literally,'relics'.Thedegreeofshariisoneofthecentralconcernsofbonsaiconnoisseurship.Thistree,namedUzushio,'SwirlingTide',isaparticularlyprizedexample.Inthepast80years,bonsaihasspreadbeyondthebordersofJapantobecomeatrulyglobalart,withpractitionersfoundfromGermanytoPuertoRico.Butallcantracetheirrootsbacktothedelicateart,cultivatedontheJapaneseislandsnearlyamillenniumago.TodayinhistoryJacobLawrencewasborn105yearsagotodayJacobArmsteadLawrencewasanAmericanpainterknownforhisportrayalofAfrican-Americanhistoricalsubjectsandcontemporarylife.Lawrencereferredtohisstyleas"dynamiccubism",althoughbyhisownaccounttheprimaryinfluencewasnotsomuchFrenchartastheshapesandcolorsofHarlem.HebroughttheAfrican-Americanexperiencetolifeusingblacksandbrownsjuxtaposedwithvividcolors.Healsotaughtandspent16yearsasaprofessorattheUniversityofWashington. 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