Which covers many techniques and styles. Throughout its history, it has undergone a large number of changes. New traditions and genres were added, and the original Japanese principles remained. Along with the amazing history of Japan, the painting is also ready to present many unique and interesting facts.
ancient japan
The first styles appear in the most ancient historical period countries before BC. e. Back then, art was pretty primitive. First, in 300 B.C. e., there were various geometric figures which were made on pottery with sticks. Such a find by archaeologists as an ornament on bronze bells belongs to a later time.
A little later, already in 300 AD. e., appear cave drawings, which are much more diverse than geometric ornament. These are already full-fledged images with images. They were found inside the crypts, and probably the people who are painted on them were buried in these burial grounds.
In the 7th century A.D. e. Japan adopts the script that comes from China. Around the same time, the first paintings come from there. Then painting appears as a separate sphere of art.
edo
Edo is far from the first and not the last painting, but it was she who brought a lot of new things to the culture. Firstly, it is the brightness and brilliance that were added to the familiar technique performed in black and white. gray tones. Most outstanding artist This style is considered Sotasu. He created classical paintings but his characters were very colorful. Later, he switched to nature, and most of the landscapes were done against a background of gilding.
Secondly, during the Edo period, the exotic, the namban genre, appeared. It used modern European and Chinese technicians that are intertwined with traditional Japanese styles.
And thirdly, the Nang school appears. In it, the artists first completely imitate or even copy the works of Chinese masters. Then a new branch appears, which is called bunjing.
Modernization period
The Edo period replaces the Meiji, and now Japanese painting is forced to enter the new stage development. At this time, genres such as the western and the like were becoming popular all over the world, so the modernization of art became a common state of affairs. However, in Japan, a country where all people revere traditions, in given time things were very different from what happened in other countries. Here, competition between European and local technicians flares up sharply.
The government at this stage gives its preference to young artists who show great promise in improving their skills in Western styles. Therefore, they send them to schools in Europe and America.
But this was only at the beginning of the period. The fact is that notable critics pretty much criticized western art. To avoid a lot of hype around this issue, European styles and techniques began to be banned at exhibitions, their display ceased, as did their popularity.
The emergence of European styles
Then comes the Taisho period. At this time, young artists who left to study in foreign schools come back to their homeland. Naturally, they bring with them new styles of Japanese painting, which are very similar to European ones. Impressionism and post-impressionism appear.
At this stage, many schools are being formed in which the ancient japanese styles. But it is not possible to completely get rid of Western tendencies. Therefore, it is necessary to combine several techniques in order to please both lovers of the classics and fans of modern European painting.
Some schools are funded by the state, thanks to which many of the national traditions are preserved. Private traders, on the other hand, are forced to follow the lead of consumers who want something new, they are tired of the classics.
WWII painting
After the onset of wartime, Japanese painting remained aloof from events for some time. It developed separately and independently. But it couldn't go on like this forever.
Over time, when the political situation in the country is getting worse, high and respected figures attract many artists. Some of them, even at the beginning of the war, begin to create in patriotic styles. The rest start this process only by order of the authorities.
Accordingly, Japanese fine arts during the Second World War were unable to develop especially. Therefore, for painting it can be called stagnant.
Eternal Suibokuga
Japanese sumi-e painting, or suibokuga, means "ink drawing". This defines the style and technique this art. It came from China, but the Japanese decided to give it their own name. And initially the technique did not have any aesthetic side. It was used by the monks for self-improvement while studying Zen. Moreover, at first they drew pictures, and later they trained their concentration while viewing them. The monks believed that strict lines, vague tones and shadows help improvement - all that is called monochrome.
Japanese ink painting, despite the wide variety of paintings and techniques, is not as complicated as it might seem at first glance. It is based on only 4 plots:
- Chrysanthemum.
- Orchid.
- Plum branch.
- Bamboo.
A small number of plots does not make the development of technology fast. Some masters believe that learning lasts a lifetime.
Despite the fact that sumi-e appeared a long time ago, it is always in demand. Moreover, today you can meet the masters of this school not only in Japan, it is also widespread far beyond its borders.
Modern period
After the end of the Second World War, art in Japan flourished only in major cities, villagers and villagers had enough worries. For the most part, the artists tried to turn their backs on the losses of the war and depict modern urban life with all its embellishments and features on canvas. European and American ideas were successfully adopted, but this state of affairs did not last long. Many masters began to gradually move away from them towards Japanese schools.
It has always remained fashionable. Therefore, modern Japanese painting can differ only in the technique of execution or the materials used in the process. But most artists do not perceive various innovations well.
It is impossible not to mention fashionable modern subcultures such as anime and similar styles. Many artists are trying to blur the line between the classics and what is in demand today. For the most part, this state of affairs is due to commerce. Classics and traditional genres in fact, they don’t buy, therefore, it’s unprofitable to work as an artist in your favorite genre, you need to adapt to fashion.
Conclusion
Undoubtedly, Japanese painting is a treasure trove of fine arts. Perhaps the country in question remained the only one that did not follow Western trends, did not adapt to fashion. Despite many blows at the time of the arrival of new techniques, the artists of Japan still managed to defend national traditions in many genres. This is probably why, in modern times, paintings made in classical styles are highly valued at exhibitions.
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Japanese artists are distinguished by their unique style, honed by generations of masters. Today we will talk about the brightest representatives of Japanese painting and their paintings, from ancient times to modern times.
Well, let's plunge into the art of the Land of the Rising Sun.
The birth of art
The ancient art of painting in Japan is primarily associated with the peculiarities of writing and therefore is based on the basics of calligraphy. The first examples include fragments of bronze bells, dishes, and household items found during excavations. Many of them were painted with natural paints, and research suggests that the products were made earlier than 300 BC.
A new stage in the development of art began with the arrival in Japan. On emakimono - special paper scrolls - images of the deities of the Buddhist pantheon, scenes from the life of the Teacher and his followers were applied.
predominance religious themes in painting can be traced in medieval Japan, namely from the 10th to the 15th centuries. The names of the artists of that era to this day, alas, have not been preserved.
In the period of the 15th-18th centuries, a new time begins, characterized by the appearance of artists with a developed individual style. They labeled the vector further development visual arts.
Bright representatives of the past
Tense Shubun (early 15th century)
In order to become outstanding master, Xubong studied the writing techniques of China's Song artists and their work. Subsequently, he became one of the founders of painting in Japan and the creator of sumi-e.
Sumi-e - art style, which is based on ink drawing, which means one color.
Shubun did a lot to a new style took root in artistic circles. He taught art to other talents, including future famous painters, such as Sesshu.
The most popular painting The Shubun is called "Reading in the Bamboo Grove".
"Reading in the Bamboo Grove" by Tense Shubun
Hasegawa Tohaku (1539-1610)
He became the creator of the school, named after himself - Hasegawa. At first, he tried to follow the canons of the Kano school, but gradually his individual “handwriting” began to be traced in his works. Tohaku was guided by Sesshu's graphics.
The basis of the work was simple, concise, but realistic landscapes with uncomplicated names:
- "Pines";
- "Maple";
- Pines and flowering plants.
Pines, Hasegawa Tohaku
Brothers Ogata Korin (1658-1716) and Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)
The brothers were excellent craftsmen of the 18th century. The eldest, Ogata Korin, devoted himself entirely to painting and founded the rimpa genre. He avoided stereotypical images, preferring the impressionist genre.
Ogata Korin painted nature in general and flowers in the form of bright abstractions in particular. His brushes belong to the painting:
- "Plum blossom red and white";
- "Waves of Matsushima";
- "Chrysanthemums".
Waves of Matsushima by Korin Ogata
The younger brother - Ogata Kenzan - had many aliases. At least he was engaged in painting, but he was more famous as a wonderful ceramist.
Ogata Kenzan mastered many pottery techniques. He was distinguished by a non-standard approach, for example, he created plates in the form of a square.
Own painting was not distinguished by splendor - this was also its peculiarity. He liked to put calligraphy on products like a scroll or excerpts from poetry. Sometimes they worked together with their brother.
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
He worked in the style of ukiyo-e - a kind of woodcut, in other words, engraving painting. For all the time of creativity, he changed about 30 names. famous work – « A big wave in Kanagawa ”, thanks to which he became famous outside his homeland.
"The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Hokusai Katsushika
Especially hard Hokusai began to work after 60 years, which brought good results. Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir were familiar with his work, and to a certain extent it influenced the work of European masters.
Ando Hiroshige (1791-1858)
One of the greatest artists 19th century. Born, lived, worked in Edo, continued the work of Hokusai, was inspired by his work. The way he portrayed nature is almost as striking as the number of works themselves.
Edo - former name Tokyo.
Here are some figures about his work, which are represented by a cycle of paintings:
- 5.5 thousand - the number of all engravings;
- “100 Views of Edo;
- "36 Views of Fuji";
- "69 Kisokaido Stations";
- "53 Tokaido Stations".
Painting by Ando Hiroshige
Interestingly, the outstanding Van Gogh wrote a couple of copies of his engravings.
Modernity
Takashi Murakami
Painter, sculptor, fashion designer, he earned a name already at the end of the 20th century. In creativity, he adheres fashion trends with elements of the classics, and draws inspiration from anime and manga cartoons.
Painting by Takashi Murakami
The works of Takashi Murakami are classified as a subculture, but at the same time they are incredibly popular. For example, in 2008, one of his works was bought at auction for more than $15 million. At one time, the modern creator worked together with the fashion houses "Marc Jacobs" and "Louis Vuitton".
Tycho Asima
An associate of a previous artist, she creates contemporary surreal paintings. They depict views of cities, streets of megacities and creatures as if from another universe - ghosts, evil spirits, alien girls. In the background of the paintings you can often see the pristine, sometimes even frightening nature.
Her paintings reach large sizes and are rarely limited to paper. They are transferred to leather, plastic materials.
In 2006, as part of an exhibition in the British capital, a woman created about 20 arched structures that reflected the beauty of the nature of the village and the city, day and night. One of them decorated the subway station.
Hey Arakawa
The young man cannot be called just an artist in the classical sense of the word - he creates installations that are so popular in the art of the 21st century. The themes of his exhibitions are truly Japanese and touch upon friendly relations, as well as the work of the whole team.
Ei Arakawa often participates in various biennials, for example, in Venice, exhibited in the museum contemporary art at home, deservedly receives various kinds of awards.
Ikenaga Yasunari
The modern painter Ikenaga Yasunari managed to combine two seemingly incompatible things: the life of today's girls in portrait form and traditional techniques Japan comes from ancient times. In his work, the painter uses special brushes, natural pigmented paints, ink, and charcoal. Instead of the usual linen - linen fabric.
Ikenaga Yasunari painting
A similar technique of contrasting the depicted era and appearance the heroines give the impression that they have returned to us from the past.
popular in Lately in the online community, a series of paintings about the complexities of the life of a crocodile was also created by the Japanese cartoonist Keigo.
Conclusion
So, Japanese painting originated around the 3rd century BC, and has changed a lot since then. The first images were applied to ceramics, then Buddhist motifs began to prevail in the arts, but the names of the authors have not survived to this day.
In the era of the New Age, the masters of the brush acquired more and more individuality, created different directions, schools. Today's fine arts are not limited to traditional painting- installations, caricatures, art sculptures, special structures are used.
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Today's art scene Japan is very diverse and provocative: considering the work of masters from the Country rising sun You will think that you have landed on another planet! It is home to innovators who have changed the landscape of the industry on a global scale. We present you a list of 10 contemporary Japanese artists and their creations - from incredible creatures Takashi Murakami (who is celebrating his birthday today) to the colorful universe of Kusama.
From futuristic worlds to dotted constellations: contemporary Japanese artists
Takashi Murakami: traditionalist and classic
Let's start with the hero of the occasion! Takashi Murakami is one of Japan's most iconic contemporary artists, working on paintings, large scale sculptures and fashion. Murakami's style is influenced by manga and anime. He is the founder of the Superflat movement, which supports Japanese artistic traditions and the country's post-war culture. Murakami promoted many of his fellow contemporaries, we will also get to know some of them today. "Subcultural" works by Takashi Murakami are presented in the fashion and art art markets. His provocative My Lonesome Cowboy (1998) was sold in New York at Sotheby's in 2008 for a record $15.2 million. Murakami has collaborated with world famous brands Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton and Issey Miyake.
Tycho Asima and her surreal universe
A member of the art production company Kaikai Kiki and the Superflat movement (both founded by Takashi Murakami), Chiho Ashima is known for her fantasy cityscapes and weird pop creatures. The artist creates surrealistic dreams inhabited by demons, ghosts, young beauties depicted against the backdrop of outlandish nature. Her works are usually large-scale and printed on paper, leather, plastic. In 2006, this contemporary Japanese artist participated in Art on the Underground in London. She created 17 consecutive arcs for the platform - magical landscape gradually turned from day to night, from urban to rural. This miracle blossomed at the Gloucester Road tube station.
Chiharu Shima and Infinite Threads
Another artist, Chiharu Shiota, is working on large-scale visual installations for specific landmarks. She was born in Osaka, but now lives in Germany - in Berlin. The central themes of her work are oblivion and memory, dreams and reality, past and present, and also the confrontation of anxiety. Most famous works Chiharu Shiota - impenetrable nets of black thread, covering a variety of household and personal items - such as old chairs, Wedding Dress, burnt piano. In the summer of 2014, Shiota connected more than 300 shoes and boots donated to her with threads of red yarn and hung them on hooks. Chiharu's first exhibition in the German capital was held during the Berlin Art Week in 2016 and caused a sensation.
Hey Arakawa: everywhere, not anywhere
Ei Arakawa is inspired by states of change, periods of instability, elements of risk, and his installations often symbolize the themes of friendship and teamwork. The credo of the contemporary Japanese artist is defined by the performative indefinite "everywhere but nowhere". His creations pop up in unexpected places. In 2013, Arakawa's work was exhibited at the Venice Biennale and in the exhibition of Japanese contemporary art at the Mori Art Museum (Tokyo). The Hawaiian Presence installation (2014) was joint project with New York artist Carissa Rodriguez and participated in the Whitney Biennale. Also in 2014, Arakawa and his brother Tomu, performing as a duet called the United Brothers, offered Frieze London visitors their "work" "The This Soup Taste Ambivalent" with "radioactive" Fukushima daikon roots.
Koki Tanaka: Relationship and Repetition
In 2015, Koki Tanaka was named Artist of the Year. Tanaka explores the shared experience of creativity and imagination, encourages exchange between project participants, and advocates for new rules for collaboration. His installation in the Japanese pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale consisted of videos of objects turning the space into a platform for art exchange. Koki Tanaka's installations (not to be confused with his full namesake actor) illustrate the relationship between objects and actions, for example, the video contains a recording of simple gestures performed with ordinary objects (a knife slicing vegetables, beer being poured into a glass, opening an umbrella). Nothing significant happens, but obsessive repetition and attention to the smallest details make the viewer appreciate the mundane.
Mariko Mori and streamlined shapes
Another contemporary Japanese artist, Mariko Mori, "conjures" multimedia objects, combining videos, photos, objects. She has a minimalist futuristic vision and sleek, surreal forms. A recurring theme in Mori's work is the juxtaposition Western legend With Western culture. In 2010, Mariko founded the Fau Foundation, an educational cultural non-profit organization, for which she produced a series of her art installations in honor of the six inhabited continents. Most recently, the Foundation's permanent installation, The Ring: One with Nature, was hoisted over a picturesque waterfall in Resende near Rio de Janeiro.
Ryoji Ikeda: Sound and Video Synthesis
Ryoji Ikeda is a new media artist and composer whose work is mainly related to sound in different "raw" states, from sinusoidal sounds to noises using frequencies at the edge of human hearing. His breathtaking installations include computer-generated sounds that are visually transformed into video projections or digital templates. Ikeda's audiovisual art objects use scale, light, shadow, volume, electronic sounds and rhythm. The artist's famous test object consists of five projectors that illuminate an area 28 meters long and 8 meters wide. The unit converts data (text, sounds, photos and movies) into a barcode and binary patterns of zeros and ones.
Tatsuo Miyajima and LED counters
Contemporary Japanese sculptor and installation artist Tatsuo Miyajima uses in his art electrical circuits, video, computers and other gadgets. The main concepts of Miyajima are inspired by humanistic ideas and Buddhist teachings. The LED counters in his setup flash continuously in a repetition of 1 to 9, symbolizing the journey from life to death, but avoiding the finality that is represented by 0 (zero never appears in Tatsuo's work). The ubiquitous numbers in grids, towers, and diagrams express Miyajima's interest in the ideas of continuity, eternity, connection, and the flow of time and space. Not so long ago, Miyajima's Arrow of Time object was shown at the inaugural exhibition "Incomplete Thoughts Visible in New York".
Nara Yoshimoto and the Evil Children
Nara Yoshimoto creates paintings, sculptures and drawings of children and dogs, subjects that reflect the childish sense of boredom and frustration and the fierce independence that comes naturally to toddlers. The aesthetic of Yoshimoto's work is reminiscent of traditional book illustrations, is a mixture of uneasy tension and the artist's love of punk rock. In 2011, the Asian Society Museum in New York hosted the first personal exhibition Yoshimoto titled "Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool", covering the 20-year career of a contemporary Japanese artist. The exhibits were closely connected with the world's youth subcultures, their alienation and protest.
Yayoi Kusama and the space that grows with outlandish forms
An amazing creative biography of Yayoi Kusama spans seven decades. During this time, an amazing Japanese woman managed to study the fields of painting, graphics, collage, sculpture, cinema, engraving, environmental art, installation, as well as literature, fashion and clothing design. Kusama developed a highly distinctive style of dot art that has become her trademark. Illusory visions presented in the works of 88-year-old Kusama (when the world seems to be covered with sprawling outlandish forms) is the result of hallucinations she has experienced since childhood. Rooms with colorful dots and "endless" mirrors reflecting their accumulations are recognizable, they cannot be confused with anything else.
Has a very rich history; its tradition is extensive, with Japan's unique position in the world largely influencing the dominant styles and techniques of Japanese artists. Known fact That Japan has been quite isolated for centuries is due not only to geography, but also to the dominant Japanese cultural proclivity for isolation that has marked the country's history. During the centuries of existence of what we might call " Japanese civilization”, culture and art developed separately from those in the rest of the world. And this is even noticeable in the practice of Japanese painting. For example, the Nihonga paintings are among the staples of Japanese painting practice. It is based on over a thousand years of tradition, and the paintings are usually created with brushes on your (Japanese paper) or egina (silk).
However, Japanese art and painting were influenced by foreign artistic practices. First, it was Chinese art in the 16th century and Chinese art And chinese tradition art, which was particularly influential in several aspects. As of the 17th century, Japanese painting was also influenced by Western traditions. In particular, during the pre-war period, which lasted from 1868 to 1945, Japanese painting was influenced by Impressionism and European Romanticism. At the same time, new European art movements were also significantly influenced by Japanese artistic techniques. In art history, this influence is referred to as "Japanism", and it is especially significant for the Impressionists, Cubists, and artists associated with modernism.
Long story Japanese painting can be seen as a synthesis of several traditions that create parts of a recognized Japanese aesthetic. First of all, Buddhist art and painting methods, as well as religious painting, left a significant mark on the aesthetics of Japanese paintings; water-ink painting of landscapes in the tradition of Chinese literary painting is another important element recognized in many famous Japanese paintings; painting of animals and plants, especially birds and flowers, is what is commonly associated with Japanese compositions, as are landscapes and scenes from Everyday life. Finally, ancient ideas about beauty from philosophy and culture had a great influence on Japanese painting. ancient japan. Wabi, which means transient and harsh beauty, sabi (beauty of natural patina and aging) and yugen (deep grace and subtlety) still influence the ideals in the practice of Japanese painting.
Finally, if we focus on choosing the ten most famous Japanese masterpieces, we must mention ukiyo-e, which is one of the most popular genres of art in Japan, even though it belongs to printmaking. It dominated Japanese art from the 17th to 19th century, with artists belonging to this genre producing woodcuts and paintings of subjects such as beautiful girls, kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers, as well as scenes from history and folk tales, travel scenes and landscapes, flora and fauna and even erotica.
It's always hard to make a list the best pictures from artistic traditions. Many amazing works will be excluded; however, this list features ten of the most recognizable Japanese paintings in the world. This article will present only paintings created from the 19th century to the present day.
Japanese painting has an extremely rich history. For centuries Japanese artists developed a large number unique techniques and styles, which are Japan's most valuable contribution to the art world. One of these techniques is sumi-e. Sumi-e literally means "ink drawing", combining calligraphy and ink painting to create a rare beauty of brush-painted compositions. This beauty is paradoxical - ancient yet modern, simple yet complex, bold yet subdued, undoubtedly reflecting the spiritual basis of art in Zen Buddhism. Buddhist priests brought the hard ink block and the bamboo brush to Japan from China in the sixth century, and over the past 14 centuries, Japan has developed a rich heritage of ink painting.
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1. Katsushika Hokusai "Dream of the Fisherman's Wife"
One of the most recognizable Japanese paintings is The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife. It was written in 1814 famous artist Hokusai. According to strict definitions, this amazing work Hokusai cannot be considered as a painting, as it is an ukiyo-e woodcut from Young Pines (Kinoe no Komatsu), which is a three-volume shunga book. The composition depicts a young ama diver sexually entwined with a pair of octopuses. This image was highly influential in the 19th and 20th centuries. The work influenced more late artists such as Felicien Rops, Auguste Rodin, Luis Ocock, Fernand Khnopf and Pablo Picasso.
2. Tessai Tomioka "Abe no Nakamaro writes a nostalgic poem while watching the moon"
Tessai Tomioka is the pseudonym of a famous Japanese artist and calligrapher. He is considered the last major artist in the bungjing tradition and one of the first major artists Nihonga style. Bunjinga was a school of Japanese painting that flourished during the late Edo period among artists who considered themselves literati or intellectuals. Each of these artists, including Tessaia, developed their own own style and technique, but they were all big fans Chinese art and culture.
3. Fujishima Takeji "Sunrise over the East Sea"
Fujishima Takeji was a Japanese artist known for his work in developing Romanticism and Impressionism in the Yoga (Western style) art movement in late XIX- the beginning of the XX century. In 1905 he traveled to France, where he was influenced by the French movements of the time, in particular Impressionism, as can be seen in his painting "Sunrise over East Sea", which was written in 1932.
4. Kitagawa Utamaro "Ten types of female faces, a collection of dominating beauties"
Kitagawa Utamaro was a prominent Japanese artist who was born in 1753 and died in 1806. He is by far best known for a series called The Ten Types female faces. A collection of ruling beauties, great love themes of classical poetry" (sometimes called "Women in Love", containing separate engravings "Naked Love" and "Pensive Love"). He is one of the most significant artists belonging to the ukiyo-e woodcut genre.
5. Kawanabe Kyosai "Tiger"
Kawanabe Kyosai was one of the most famous Japanese artists of the Edo period. His art was influenced by Tohaku, a 16th-century Kano painter who was the only painter of his day to paint screens entirely in ink against a delicate background of powdered gold. Although Kyosai is known as a cartoonist, he has written some of the most famous paintings V Japanese history Art XIX century. "Tiger" is one of those paintings that Kyosai used watercolor and ink to create.
6. Hiroshi Yoshida Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Yoshida is known as one of the most big figures shin-hanga style (shin-hanga is an art movement in Japan at the beginning of the 20th century, during the Taisho and Showa periods, which revived traditional art ukiyo-e, which took root in the Edo and Meiji period (XVII - XIX centuries)). He was trained in the tradition of Western oil painting, which was adopted in Japan during the Meiji period.
7. Takashi Murakami "727"
Takashi Murakami is probably the most popular Japanese artist of our time. His work sells for astronomical prices at major auctions, and his work is already inspiring new generations of artists not only in Japan but also beyond. Murakami's art includes a range of mediums and is usually described as super-flat. His work is known for his use of color, incorporating motifs from Japanese traditional and popular culture. The content of his paintings is often described as "cute", "psychedelic", or "satirical".
8. Yayoi Kusama "Pumpkin"
Yaoi Kusama is also one of the most famous Japanese artists. She creates in various techniques including painting, collage, scat sculpture, performance art, environmental art, and installation, most of which show her thematic interest in psychedelic color, repetition, and pattern. One of the most famous series this great artist is the Pumpkin series. A polka-dotted regular gourd in bright yellow is shown against a net. Together, all such elements form a visual language that is unmistakable to the artist's style, and has been developed and refined over decades of painstaking crafting and reproduction.
9. Tenmyoya Hisashi "Japanese Spirit #14"
Tenmyoya Hisashi is a contemporary Japanese artist who is known for his neo-nihonga paintings. He participated in the revival old tradition Japanese painting, which is the exact opposite of modern Japanese painting. In 2000, he also created his new style, butouha, which demonstrates a strong attitude towards authority. art system through his paintings. "Japanese Spirit No. 14" was created as part of artistic scheme"BASARA", interpreted in Japanese culture as the rebellious behavior of the lower aristocracy during the Warring States period in order to deprive the authorities of the opportunity to seek perfect image life, dressing in magnificent and luxurious clothes and acting on a free will that did not correspond to their social class.
10. Katsushika Hokusai "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa"
Finally, The Great Wave off Kanagawa is probably the most recognizable japanese painting ever written. It's really the most famous work art made in Japan. It depicts huge waves threatening boats off the coast of Kanagawa Prefecture. Although sometimes mistaken for a tsunami, the wave, as the name of the painting suggests, most likely simply has an anomalously high height. The painting is made in the ukiyo-e tradition.
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Hokusai, an 18th-century Japanese artist, created a dizzying array of artwork. Hokusai worked well into old age, invariably asserting that "everything he did before the age of 70 was not worthwhile and was not worth attention."
Possibly the most famous Japanese artist in the world, he has always stood out from his fellow contemporary artists with his interest in everyday life. Instead of depicting glamorous geisha and heroic samurai, Hokusai painted workers, fishermen, urban genre scenes, which were not yet a subject of interest for Japanese art. He also took a European approach to composition.
Here is a short list of key terms that will help you navigate a bit in Hokusai's work.
1 Ukiyo-e are prints and paintings popular in Japan from the 1600s to the 1800s. Direction to fine arts Japan, developed from the Edo period. This term comes from the word "ukiyo", which means "changing world". Wickie is an allusion to the hedonistic joys of a burgeoning merchant class. In this direction, Hokusai is the most famous artist.
Hokusai used at least thirty pseudonyms throughout his lifetime. Despite the fact that the use of pseudonyms was a common practice among Japanese artists of that time, he significantly outnumbered other major authors in terms of the number of pseudonyms. Pseudonyms of Hokusai are often used to periodize the stages of his work.
2 The Edo period is the time between 1603 and 1868 in Japanese history, when economic growth and a new interest in art and culture were noted.
3 Shunrō is the first of Hokusai's aliases.
4 Shunga literally means "picture of spring" and "spring" is Japanese slang for sex. So these are engravings erotic character. They were created by the most respected artists, including Hokusai.
5 Surimono. The last "surimono" - as these custom-made prints were called - were a huge success. Unlike ukiyo-e prints, which were designed for a mass audience, surimono were rarely sold to the general public.
6 Mount Fuji is a symmetrical mountain that happens to be the tallest in Japan. Over the years, she has inspired many artists and poets, including Hokusai, who produced the ukiyo-e series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. This series includes Hokusai's most famous prints.
7 Japonism is a lasting influence that Hokusai had on later generations Western artists. Japonism is a style inspired by bright colors ukiyo-e prints, lack of perspective and compositional experiments.
