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Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #1180
In a message dated 7/29/99 1:01:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
Aquatic-Plants-Owner at actwin_com writes:
<< >A use of recognizable elements or themes in a tank - a sort of scenic
>metaphore - can give a viewer a sense of familiarity with an aquascape and
>invoke senses and emotions that originate not from the aquascape itself
>but from the viewer's impressions or memories.
>>
I couldn't agree more with the above statements. Amano created an aquascape
called " " (www.adana.co.jp/ENG/jpg/3.jpg). I love this tank. It invokes
senses and emotions and spurs my imagination and fills me with an
inexplicable sense of release and serenity. I see myself lightly dragging my
bare feet through a the cool, dew covered, grass in an isolated alpine
meadow. I've seen the image a million times now.
I first saw the aquascape in an ad for ADA's American distributor in TFH. I
was breathtaken. I immediately found myself addicted to planted aquaria and
went about the task of amassing enough to recreate the aquascape in a tank at
home. I can stare at that tank for hours. It helps me breathe. :)
Dan P