Cosmic Art of Yuichi Tanabe
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Cosmic Art by my Husband, Yuichi Tanabe
Here I want to introduce you to some fantastic cosmic art by Yuichi Tanabe. Yes, this is my husband's cosmic art. I think his art is amazing! So hope you enjoy.
Cosmic art is related to science fiction and fantasy, but it's really most deeply connected to spirituality. The cosmos includes the realm of mind, of thought, of consciousness, of spirit. So in addition to images of physical things like suns, moons and planets, and science fiction stuff like aliens and androids, cosmic art involves the realm of thought or imagination, dreams and the world of spirit as well. It has a spiritual connection to things of eternal existence in a realm that is not just physical but seems to transcend both time and space.
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Table of Contents
- Profile of Yuichi Tanabe - Cosmic Artist
- World of Child's Imagination Series
- Nessie
- Cosmic Dance Series
- Torus
- Moai on the Small Planet
- UFO Series
- Planet Rising
- Android on the Blue Planet
- The End of the Journey to Find God
- Music Series
- Cosmic Art by Yuichi Tanabe Featured on Zazzle Products
- What Do You Think of Yuichi Tanabe's Cosmic Art?
- About Me
- More of My Lenses
- Copyright Notice
Profile of Yuichi Tanabe - Cosmic Artist
His early work was mostly 3-D, metalwork sculpture, but also more futuristic work with lights and interesting effects. Unfortunately computers were not as advanced in those days so he couldn't develop that medium until later.
After moving to the United States he took up acrylic painting. Well, we have a basement but it's not quite enough for metal sculpture production!
Now that computers and their software have advanced, Yuichi has embraced digital art. This is amazing as it allows him to bring together images of real objects, like those mysterious monuments I find so fascinating, with digitally created scenes and forms. Cosmic stuff I call it!
His work reflects a deep desire to bring together science and spirituality, in a beautiful way. Hope you enjoy it.
World of Child's Imagination Series
This series, as the title suggests, represents the imaginary worlds that children create in their minds. Children are often less constrained than adults, having had less experience of the limits imposed by society, less awareness of their own limitations having experienced fewer failures, and less of the so-called "knowledge" that is imparted to people which is often only partial truth at best. The world of a child's imagination therefore easily transcends the physical world that adults have come to know, leaping into realms uncluttered by complex thoughts and concerns and instead open to the infinite possibilities of the cosmos.This piece, Pink Tunnel, painted in acrylic is based on a picture of our daughter when very young, but with a certain "artistic license" (she doesn't have blue eyes!). Here the world beneath her is the physical world represented by geometric forms, but behind her, and obviously open to her, is a vast and infinite world waiting to be explored.
Nessie
Cosmic Dance Series
This is my inspiration for the "Cosmic Dance." One day a picture of the Stonehenge landscape caught my attention. Then my consciousness was absorbed into Stonehenge. The next moment my consciousness and that landscape overlapped. Many images appeared and disappeared again and again. Some were of an enormous, endless ocean; others showed a landscape with the clear air of high mountains; and others had the image of a big city with many skyscrapers. Those images each had their own personality. Each existed in a closed space. In my consciousness they appeared to be alive, animate existences beyond space and time. They were jumping, bouncing and flying. They seemed to be dancing in my conscious universe. This picture is a representation of that experience, using computer graphics to visualize it in two dimensions.
The first piece in the series, the one originally called Cosmic Dance is clearly based on Stonehenge.
The second piece, Cosmic Dance 2, though has a new form!
Then, Cosmic Dance 3 again features Stonehenge.
And then, in Cosmic Dance 4 the donut is back, and this time with a UFO. Now that's really what I call a cosmic dance!
Torus
Now you can see that this is related to the Cosmic Dance collection of course. And naturally I think of this one as the "Chocolate Donut"!
It's really a simple piece, but there's something kind of attractive about it (not just that it looks edible, even delicious!); that horizon is just bright and exciting. And the "donut" is certainly odd, stuck there in the barren landscape! Weird enough to intrigue me.
Moai on the Small Planet
This is another acrylic painting. This time based on the Moai of Easter Island, which I just love. Aren't they truly amazing!
Anyway, since this is Cosmic Art, these Moai have been transported to their own little planet where they seem to be watching intently for something or someone. Fascinating!
UFO Series
The first piece, Exploring the Coastline, features a cute little spaceship that looks like it was dipped in chocolate. It's been exploring the land and seems to be about ready to return to its "mother ship," which presumably has been waiting out in a safer area. Well, those cliffs look tough to maneuver even for a UFO!
Exploring the Coastline from zazzle.com
The next one entitled Adam and Eve is the meeting of science fiction and religion. Not necessarily a novel idea that human beings appeared from elsewhere, but these look suspiciously like androids of some sort - creatures made artificially by whoever inhabits the UFO. That's interesting! And what gives with those "magic mushrooms" - a different kind of "forbidden fruit"?
Planet Rising
This is another digital piece. It's called simply Planet Rising but the inspiration behind it is the mythology that human beings originated on a different planet. Thus, this piece does have links to the "UFO series."
Android on the Blue Planet
I love the color in this one! That android looks a bit lonely too, or maybe there's a whole bunch of them behind not yet in view. In any case, there's plenty to wonder about in this scene.
The End of the Journey to Find God
This is another acrylic painting. Clearly it has religious underpinnings, but the title The End of the Journey to Find God suggests perhaps more than the image achieves. While the different religions portrayed are clearly paths on the journey to find God, the end of the journey isn't so clear. Perhaps this is only step one in a series (I hope so!).
Music Series
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What Do You Think of Yuichi Tanabe's Cosmic Art?
So hope you liked my husband's Cosmic Art! Anyway, let me know.
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EditorDave Aug 19, 2011 @ 11:31 am | delete
- Beautiful art! Taihen utsukushii desu ne! This art brings back memories of the good old days of OMNI magazine -- that magazine would feature art like this in full articles sections. Tanabe-san might be able to create cover art for Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine or gallery items or through Zazzle or CafePress -- such beautiful images need to be released for all to see! Awesome! Congrats on a beautiful lens!
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ForestBear
May 24, 2011 @ 7:30 pm | delete
- beautiful art, thank you for sharing. Just joined your fan club and looking forward to discovering more of your lenses.
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WildFacesGallery
Apr 21, 2011 @ 5:01 pm | delete
- These are really wonderful. I love Cosmic Dance 3 & 4.
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WordCustard
Apr 21, 2011 @ 3:39 pm | delete
- Your husband is very creative, thanks to you both for sharing his work with us. Of course, I had a special fondness for Nessie so it was good to see her appearing here too. :)
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SofiaMann
Dec 13, 2010 @ 7:15 pm | delete
- I am very pleased. The paintings are full of meaning and make me think. They are very beautiful. Congratulations.
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Copyright © Jennifer P. Tanabe, 2009.
This page was created on July 25, 2009 and is the property of jptanabe (Jennifer P. Tanabe) and Squidoo, LLC. Please do not copy my material!
by jptanabe
I'm not an artist, but I do appreciate art. My husband, Yuichi Tanabe, is a cosmic artist!
I'm an academic type - got my B.S. in Biological Sciences...
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