The lives of the blue samurai<\/p>\n
First existence, real, physical, the samurai of feudal Japan, in metal armor
\nhe respected the Bushido, the warrior’s code of honor, but did not survive the Meiji Restoration in 1867.<\/p>\n
Second chance, eternal, the figure of the samurai
\nIdealized, romanticized, it appears as a symbol of bravery in combat,
\n-control of weapons, emotions and strategy-.
\nCollectors collect samurai objects… and in Paris, the Mus\u00e9e Guimet is devoting an exhibition in 2018 to the Damyo, the ancient military nobility of Japan. Despite my reservations about the inherent violence of the samurai, I am fascinated and photograph armors, indigo silks and a thousand ornaments of the coat of arms.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Third breath, in a flash, a SAMIZEN idea,
\nExercising mental strength, the samurai in meditation.<\/p>\n
Put in image a training for endurance, without distinction “body and mind” and for this purpose, use the figure of the samurai.
\nAmong my pictures I cut out armors, draw zazen breaks, sitting meditation from Japanese Buddhism.
\nMy composition is quickly completed, but the realization of the cyanography is arduous, so in May 2018 I have the opportunity to exhibit my cyanographies at the H\u00f4tel des Invalides, a temple of the French army. I absolutely want SAMIZEN to hang under the mythical golden dome, that this Zen spark be addressed to soldiers… alas, the will is vain, the work unfinished, the color pale, and I must continue to work on it, to persevere on the path of the samurai.
\nIn autumn 2019, in my new studio in Provence, I finally meet a SAMIZEN in intense blue, concentrated, resistant.<\/p>\n
Finding the serene softness of an unshakeable peace
\nAlexandra DAVID-NEEL<\/p>\n<\/div>
Cyanography by Azul LOEVE
\n65 x 50 cm | 2019
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