Eye on Art Team provides articles and information on Asian culture. We specialize on Indian, Southeast and East Asian artworks. Our main goal is to help private collectors and Finnish museums to identify their Asian artefacts. We also aim in widening the horizons by introducing Asian myths and beliefs for Finnish readers. Eye on Art blog publishes articles on Asian traditions and interesting cultural features every month. (Sorry, in Finnish only)

WHO?

Ph.D., Art historian Irene Wai Lwin Moe (nee Moilanen, b. 1958 in Kuopio, Finland) is an expert on Buddhist art and Southeast Asia. She wrote her doctoral theseis on Buddhist woodcarving traditions in Myanmar at Jyvaskyla University in 1995. Irene’s studies included history and anthropology of Asian art and religion, mythology and symbolism. She has done extensive field work in several Asian countries since 1985. She has decades long expertise on lecturing and work in Finnish museums. She has also published several books on Myanmar arts and culture as well as features of Japanese religion. At the moment Irene works as a popular lecturer, exhibition producer and nonfiction writer.

Contact Irene, when you have a question on Indian or Southeast Asian artworks and artefacts. Irene can help you with symbols and myths related to Asian religions.

Printmaker, book artist Tuula Moilanen (b. 1959 in Kuopio, Finland) is a specialist in Japanese woodblock printmaking, traditional hand papermaking and bookbinding. Tuula lived over 20 years in Kyoto, Japan working there as professional artist. She wrote her doctoral thesis on symbols of time in Japanese woodblock prints (in Finnish) at Aalto University in Helsinki. Check Tuula’s exhibitions and current art courses at: tuulamoilanen.com

Contact Tuula, when you own a Japanese ukiyo-e print, woodblock printed old book or artwork and wish to know more about it.

INQUIRIES

We welcome questions about Asian arts and culture. Send a photo of the artwork, both sides in case of a sculpture. Add information about time and place of you purchase, as well as its material. Do not forget to include your full name and e-mail. Your personal information is safe with us. We try to answer you as soon as possible. eyeonart.team (at) gmail.com

Please NOTE: We do not give estimation on the possible price/value of artefacts and cannot guarantee their age or authenticity based solely on a photo. E-mail service is free of charge.

Texts © Irene Wai Lwin Moe, Tuula Moilanen
Photographs © Tuula Moilanen, Daniel Wai Lwin Moe

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