Sunday May 31, 2009
Creative jottings
By ELAINE DONG
Moleskine fans are in for a treat! Check out the My Moleskine Nô To exhibition at Kinokuniya.
IF you have ever aspired to be a published author, chances are you have heard of Moleskine. Or perhaps you are already a rabid fan. It is the stuff of legends, literally. These notebooks have been used by eminent artists and thinkers over the past two centuries, among them Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, and Bruce Chatwin.
The form is deceptively simple: a black rectangle with rounded edges and an elastic page-holder to hold all your creative musings.
The Moleskines of today are just as prominent, being the instrument of choice for writers, poets, artists and designers to capture their thoughts and document their creative process.
The My Moleskine Nô To exhibition at Kinokuniya Bookstores Malaysia will showcase just that.
(“Nô to” is Japanese slang for notebook.)
The exhibition will present the work in progress of renowned artists who have been inspired by their journeys in Japan. The artists hail from around the world, and their fields are as diverse as their backgrounds – music, illustration and design, fashion, product design, and more.
They used Moleskine notebooks during their journey, to document their work-process, inspirations, and artwork, in effect, exposing their innermost thoughts and aspirations.
You will get the chance to browse through these highly personal and totally individual notebooks, and discover the extraordinary creativity that comes through.
The exhibitors featured are Ai Wei (design), April Lee (music), Audrey Salmon (photographer/graphic designer), Fleecircus (illustration), Graphicairlines (design), Hanson Ho (design), Ian (writing), Justo Cascante (fine arts), Lines Lab (product design), Pierre Yves Hetroit (graphic design), Prudence Mak (fashion), Rabi Mark (graphic design), Satoshi Ogawa (illustrator), Stanley Wong (fine arts and photography) and www.tszontoast.com (graphic design and illustration).
■ The ‘My Moleskine Nô To’ exhibition will be held from June 5 to July 12 at Kinokuniya Bookstores, Level 4, Suria KLCC.
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