{"id":7657,"date":"2017-10-20T10:57:03","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T18:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatcho.com\/blog\/?p=7657"},"modified":"2017-10-20T10:57:03","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T18:57:03","slug":"sapporo-yo-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eatcho.com\/blog\/?p=7657","title":{"rendered":"Sapporo yo 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello yo,<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Here are some pictures and a video<\/a> of my recent trip to Sapporo Japan. This time around I was only chillin and painting for a week, but duuuude what an incredible week it was yall.<\/p>\n

It\u00a0 has been so awesome to strengthen bonds and connections with friends and draw all the way across the globe. Sapporo is becoming a second home<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>For the live painting this year I drew ,Ebisu<\/a>, one of the seven lucky gods.<\/p>\n

In medieval times, Ebisu’s origin came to be tied together with that of Hiruko<\/i> – the first child of Izanagi<\/a> and Izanami<\/a>, born without bones (or, in some stories, without arms and legs) due to his mother’s transgression during the marriage ritual. Hiruko struggled to survive but, as he could not stand, he was cast into the sea in a boat of reeds before his third birthday.[1]<\/a><\/sup> The story tells that Hiruko eventually washed ashore\u2014possibly in Ezo<\/a> (\u8766\u5937<\/span>, ancient Hokkaid\u014d<\/a>)\u2014and was cared for by the Ainu<\/a> Ebisu Saburo<\/i> (\u620e\u4e09\u90ce<\/span>). It is however believed that Ebisu first arose as a god among fishermen and that his origin as Hiruko was a much later conception, after the worship of him had spread to merchants and others. It is also theorized that he was originally a god known as “Kotoronushi no Mikoto”, son of \u014ckuninushi<\/a>.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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The 7 lucky Gods are good luck charms for business’s, I drew this one for my friend Keichi<\/p>\n

of Matsumori farms.<\/p>\n

I placed a nice King Kong to symbolize an angry america with a nice red hat on.<\/p>\n

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I was really lucky to visit, The Hill of the Buhddah<\/a> by artist Tadao Ando<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>The aim of this project was to build a prayer hall that would enhance the attractiveness of a stone Buddha sculpted 15 years ago. The site is a gently sloping hill on 180 hectares of lush land belonging to a cemetery. The statue is 13.5 metres tall and weighs 1500 tons. It is made of fine, highly selected solid stone. Until now, the Buddha statue has stood alone in the field, giving an unrestful impression. The client wanted to give visitors a more serene appreciation of the Buddha. – Tadao Ando<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Here is a short strange music video I made featuring shots from out the window in Sapporo and a nice sculpture garden accompanied by the music of SUGARCHURCH, a really weird noise band Ive been into lately<\/p>\n