COLORATURA

3rd place
COLORATURA

About This Aquascape

Cuenco de cerámica celeste con piedra bola, donde apoya la bola de sustrato tradicional con musgo chritmas a su alrededor.

Sebastian Javier López

BUENOS AIRES, Pergamino, Argentina

Quick Stats

Style
Wabi Kusa
Size
20x20x2 cm
Volume
0 L (0.0 gal.)
Plant Species
9
Fish Species
1

Judges' Comments

Good use of various leaf textures in your Wabi Kusa. Everything looks lush and healthy and the grass was a nice addition to the aquascape. The stone used in the display container provides a nice foundation to the Wabi Kusa. I would have liked to have seen more height to create more contrast and depth to the aquascape and a contrasting splash of color would greatly improve the display. Nicely done!

— Bailin Shaw

This wabi kusa is beautifully wild and untamed. The artist showcases a great mastery of plant care, resulting in a dense layout that feels truly homogenized into a solid mass of plants. These types of wabi kusa reflect the uncontrolled, wild side of the artform - in contrast to their more contained and controlled counterparts. The wabi kusa demonstrates a brilliant variety of plants that give a great sense of texture and subtle warm color shifts across the display. These warm hues are picked up in the carefully-considered hardscape elements that help to make this display feel grounded in its display vessel. The Eleocharis contributes to this wild feeling; however, feels out of place when considering the layout as a whole. Adding more or removing it entirely would assist the plant feeling more integrated as a whole. A few leaves exhibit some humidity damage at their tips which would have benefited from removal at the time of documentation. Overall, this is a well-executed and healthy display. Well-done on this beautiful wabi kusa!

— Jack McCarley

I like the healthy look of the plants and the abundance which gives it a rich look. I am torn on whether the rocks should have been the same color rather than three distinct colors which I find a little distracting from the plants. Use of various plants for leaf color and texture is good.

— Jo Ann Fujii

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