Ukiyo-e

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist during the 18th and 19th centuries who is known for woodblock printing, “Ukiyo-e” painting, and manga art. What is unique about him is his interest in the “relationship between light and natural phenomena” and how he captured “the moods of nature and the atmospheric conditions of the different seasons and weather” (Hane 39). His most well known piece is “Mount Fuji Seen Below a Wave at Kanagawa” which is part of his series of woodblock prints known as the “Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji.” His pieces were astoundingly popular during the Edo period (after his death aswell), but what I personally found interesting is that his pieces are still popular now. How is it that artwork from 18th and 19th century…

In the 18th and 19th centuries many western artists, both in Europe and America, were influenced by the influx of Japanese design and ukiyo-e prints. Considering this phenomenon, an artwork I chose to write about that you can see this in is Vincent van Gogh’s canvas painting Bridge in the Rain. In 1886 Van Gogh moved to Paris and was introduced to Japonism and ukiyo-e because his brother ran an art gallery and he lived next to one. He was fascinated with the designs, colors, and compositions of…

Japanese woodblock prints transition into Ukiyo-e, which means “pictures of the floating world”, towards the end of the feudal era called the Edo period, 1603-1868 CE. Hishikawa Moronobu, 1618-1694, was the first great master that popularized this style of print in Japan, that eventually spread to the rest of the world. Suzuki Harunobu, 1725-1770, was the first to create and produce full (more than two or three) color prints, which led to more elaborate and colorful prints as the years…

Monet 's collection of Japanese woodblock prints seems almost out of place, but upon entering the gardens you see expounding Japanese influence. One can plainly see that the use of a single color in many shades and the lack of overt, or obvious, detail in some rooms was, in and of itself, a reference to the art of the Edo period and Ukiyo-e artists. While his gardens were their own floating worlds, the ponds and architecture suggests a way to move beyond our limited perspective and to be a…

Is mental illness a common theme in successful artists? Many artists in the twentieth century suffered from mental illness, but went undiagnosed because there was not as extensive research there is nowadays. Some artists that have been suspected of having a mental illness are Marina Abramovic, Edvard Munch, Jackson Pollock, and Vincent Van Gogh. Those suffering from mental illness think very differently than those without. This could be the reasoning for why these artists have created works…

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Hokusai’s woodcut began as the optimus prime of his thirty-six piece series of woodcuts: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. His piece began as a simple drawing that was attached to a slate of cherry wood which was then carved away until the initial drawing was left in the block. This was done several times, once for each color and then for the line work. The woodblocks where inked, pressed against the printing paper individually, and then the back of the paper was rubbed with a tool called a baren…

The Tokugawa period was a cultural infusion of new forms of art. One form of art was practiced in the form of painting using a tedious process to get a spectrum of colors. Many woodblock paintings were like snapshots of everyday life. They weren't always drawn of wealthy aristocrats, rather a farmer's life. They were used to experience the unornamented, simple life. Some paintings are more urbanized and some are in rural areas. A common quality of many of the images is the presence of nature.…

Exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Juxtapoz x Superflat was a show co-curated by Murakami, whose illustrations are often shown in gallery spaces, though he too retains a strong entrepreneurial sense. Directly drawn from traditionally flat Japanese imagery, Murakami’s superflat aesthetic appeals directly to otaku and kawaii culture, otaku as a fan-based subculture and kawaii as a culture of cuteness (Laurence). He views these cultures as a specific response to the trauma of Japanese people,…

Katsushika Hokusai’s piece titled The Great Wave off Shore At Kanagawa is a Japanese woodblock print that was created around 1826-1833 in the Edo period. This piece is apart of Hokusai’s series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Japan’s most famous mountain, Mount Fuji is in every piece in the series. This piece is relatively small at 10 1/8 inches x 14 15/16 inches. Yet, Hokusai did not make his magnificent pieces of art alone, he had skilled craftsman aid in the production of the each of his…