In a message dated 10/23/2004 6:39:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
I visited and had tea at Kimura's studio with NBF. It was an
over-whelming experience - the trees had the power to confuse my response to
their styling - was it grotesque? was it a greater passion than I
experience in most arts? was it one man whose trees express a love of the
creative technique beyond most?
I think a critique of Kimura lies beyond me - very far beyond. I
am glad he is among us, he is a reflection that dazzles or escapes one.
Friends:

I can think of no other artist on the planet who inspires me more to create
my work. Is it that he goes to far, or is it that he goes further than most
could ever hope to travel within the art? Are his trees overdone, or are his
trees expressing the essence of the art, i.e., bonsai as a suggestion rather
than a reflection of nature?

Without individuals like Kimura who are pushing the ceiling of the art, we
are surely doomed to mediocrity.

Cordially,

Michael Persiano
members.aol.com/iasnob

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