November 17, 2005
The Great Wave
So this last Sunday I treated myself to dinner at the Blue C Sushi restaurant in Fremont. That's the one with the little conveyor belt that just moves the sushi by you on these little color-coded covered plates (color indicates price.) It's pretty hypnotic watching the endless parade of sushi going by on its little stainless steel moving sidewalk. I was sitting there eating sushi and drinking hot sake when I noticed a print of this painting on the wall of the place. I had to look at it for a while before I noticed the bunnies. Once I did notice, I decided this was the best thing ever.
It's done by this husband-and-wife artist team called Kozyndan. Not all of their work involves bunnies.
Posted by flamingbanjo at November 17, 2005 05:31 PMwow. that's really creepy. i didn't notice either at first glance but now that i have i never want to see it again. it reminds me of that (also creepy) book Watership Down.
Posted by: amy.leblanc at November 17, 2005 04:27 PMthere's a giant aquarium in osaka and the fish swim around in circles. it is funny how many people look at it as the "before" part of their "before and after" dinner. it does have exactly the same hypnotic parade feel as the revolving sushi conveyer belt. if only they'd put little color coded tags on the fish, it would be so much better.
Posted by: anne at November 18, 2005 03:59 AMCool. Sort of a cross between Hiroshige and Shimomura.
Posted by: COMTE at November 18, 2005 10:45 AMwhee!
Posted by: raej at November 18, 2005 03:21 PMSurf bunnies rock!
Posted by: Jubilation! at November 21, 2005 01:05 PMI have no idea whether those cute little bunnies are plummeting to their deaths or enjoying the ride of a lifetime - but I love it anyway.
Posted by: Spencer at November 22, 2005 05:15 PMWhy does it have to be an either/or proposition?
Posted by: flamingbanjo at November 23, 2005 09:23 AM