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Autor: Andreas Marks
Editorial: RIVERSIDE
Lenguaje: Español
ISBN13: 9783836563369
Reseña: From Edouard Manets portrait of naturalist writer Emile Zola sitting among his Japanese art finds to Van Goghs meticulous copies of the Hiroshige prints he devotedly collected 19th-century pioneers of European modernism made no secret of their love of Japanese art. In all its sensuality freedom and effervescence the woodblock print is single-handedly credited with the wave of japonaiserie that first enthralled France and later all of Europe-but often remains misunderstood as an exotic artifact that helped inspire Western creativity. The fact is that the Japanese woodblock print is a phenomenon of which there exists no Western equivalent. Some of the most disruptive ideas in modern art-including as Karl Marx put it that all that is solid melts into air-were invented in Japan in the 1700s and expressed like never before in the designs of such masters as Hokusai Utamaro and Hiroshige in the early 19th century. This book lifts the veil on a much-loved but little-understood art form by presenting the 200 most exceptional Japanese woodblock prints in their historical context. Ranging from the 17th-century development of decadent ukiyo-e or pictures of the floating world to the decline and later resurgence of prints in the early 20th century the images collected in this edition make up an unmatched record not only of a unique genre in art history but also of the shifting mores and cultural development of Japan. From mystical mountains to snowy passes samurai swordsmen to sex workers in shop windows each piece is explored as a work of art in its own right revealing the stories and people behind the motifs. We discover the four pillars of the woodblock print-beauties actors landscapes and bird-and-flower compositions-alongside depictions of sumo wrestlers kabuki actors or enticing courtesans-rock stars who populated the floating world and whose fan bases fueled the frenzied production of woodblock prints. We delve into the horrifying and the obscure in prints where demons ghosts man-eaters and otherworldly creatures torment the living-stunning images that continue to influence Japanese manga film and video games to this day. We witness how in their incredible breadth from everyday scenes to erotica the martial to the mythological these works are united by the technical mastery and infallible eye of their creators and how with tremendous ingenuity and tongue-in-cheek wit publishers and artists alike fought to circumvent government censorship. Three years in the making this XXL edition presents reproductions of the finest extant impressions from the vaults of museums and private collections across the globe-many newly photographed especially for this project. Some 17 stunning fold-outs invite us to study even the subtlest details while extensive descriptions guide us through this frantic period in Japanese art history. Features: The work of 89 artists from the world-renowned to the unfamiliar 7 chapters organized chronologically to trace the history of the medium from 1680 to 1938 17 fold-outs hand-folded due to their size and specifications Exclusive reproductions from museums and private collections An appendix listing all artists and works
