Edgar Degas: Japanese Art

“Granduca Madonna” shows the perfect execution of the above technique to achieve softness and unity, with the semi-nude Child’s drapery blending beautifully with the tint of his flesh and the Madonna’s clothes blending elegantly with the black background with soft edges that create relief in an atmosphere of harmonious submissiveness to the

Japanese ukiyo-e wood block print had transformed Impressionist and Post Impressionist art. With the new form of art thriving in the nineteenth century showing the simples and everyday life had created worldwide attention to how art looks like, especially when ukiyo-e prints caught, Mary Cassatt attention. Mary Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker. A woman who entered the international art world where male dominated and women settled down by getting married, being a house wife, and being a mother during the nineteenth century. On the other hand not so much with Mary, she was a strong and stubborn woman who was a passion for the arts.

Under his influence, Signac left behind the

(-e means painting) Ukiyo-e translates as “pictures of the Floating World,” shows the daily life of such subjects as female beauties; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. Beginning in the 19th century, woodblock prints of famous sites in japan, such as Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849), came into fashion. (p. 230) One of the paint, named “Near Umezawa in Sagami Province,” is one of his great artwork and a representative Ukiyo-e In late Edo period (1780 - 1867),

The Father of Pop Art “Pop art looks out into the world. It doesn’t look like a painting of something, it looks like the thing itself”(“Famous Quotes”). Roy Lichtenstein was a Pop Artist throughout the mid 1900’s. Bubble-gum wrappers, comic books, newspaper ads, and pages from the phone books were all part of Lichtenstein’s most famous paintings.

By studying Andrew Wyeth’s work I have learned how to create colour balance and unity in my landscapes. I have also learned how effective the use of bright colour can be to portray emotion. William Kentridge has influenced my rough, cross hatch drawing style whilst Salvador Dali has influenced my approach to animalistic symbolism and unconventional composition. John Piper has inspired me to look at fine detail and taught me how to create texture with watercolour.

Copley figured out how to formulate his pictures, and also provided vividly to the British-loving clients, who desired English-style paintings but scarcely journeyed to England. He engaged in multiple layers to satisfy clients, accomplishing many styles of art with extraordinary

Although Tracy does want to appear beautiful and attractive to viewers( and the boys of the show), she does not feel that she must be thin to appear so as she stays to Edna (her mother), “Finally all of Baltimore knows I am big, blond, and beautiful!”. Therefore, Tracy became the spokesperson for the Hefty Hideaway clothing shop owned by Mr.

Geishas were considered as entertainers or artists who were trained in various forms of art such as music and dancing (“History of Geisha in Japanese Culture”). Geishas were invited to serve their patrons, mostly wealthy men, at banquets or parties, during meals at a teahouse and other special occasions (Adalid n.p.). Geishas were not courtesans, but were regarded as artisans, thus they were highly coveted by men. The artist cleanly depicts the sexual elegance of a geisha with simpler and minimal detail. Kitagawa successfully incorporated the popular fashions that were common during the Edo period, such as the chinon-like shimada hairstyle, the tiny lip, straight eyebrows and elaborate kimono (“Hairstyles”).

The style she continued to use was surrealism and Italian renaissance. Her husband Diego also had a great influence on her work and indigenous Mexican culture. She often included monkeys that represented lust and also Christian and Jewish themes. In 1938 she had her first art gallery in America, but people thought of Frida mainly as the wife of Diego Rivera and not like an artist until the eighties. She was best known for “Self-portrait in a Velvet”, “The two Frida’s”, and “Roots”.

Throughout his life, Shūbun associated himself with the Zen Buddhist temple known as Shōkoku-ji. This temple enjoyed a close relationship with the Muromachi government, since many of its supporters were members that belonged to the prominent Ashikaga family. When he was younger, Shūbun studied painting under the famous artist Josetsu, who was a Chinese immigrant (Shimizu 88). Soon Shūbun became influenced by Chinese Song Dynasty masters such as Ma Yuan and Xia Gui. Because of these influences, his style became an intermediate step between early Japanese artists who imitated these Chinese models (Keene 106).

Dr. Seuss is famous for creating unique flat characters with a summary element with vivid basic colors that open children

Tokugawa Ieyasu, a Japanese warlord, victor of Japan’s civil war and the shogun of Japan in the early 16th century. Ieyasu “established his own alternate dynasty, and built a new capital… Edo (now Tokyo) (82).” Ieyasu did not challenge the emperors, for the shoguns held most of the power. During Ieyasu’s rein he issued a lot of decrees that provided the warrior and lower classes with the expectations and rules they should follow.