Essays on Japanese Art

“Early modern Art is a magnificent representation of this organic, progressive, self-reflective order that structures early modern disciplines”, stated by Mary Anne Staniszewski, also she believes that “the story of modern art is a gradual development, from realistic, illusionistic representation to more abstract, “ideal” images”. I agree with Staniszewski that modern Art is a way...

Japanese art is one of the most popular and most collected ones all over the world. The paintings, composition of the history, clothing, and colour combinations, all are unique, which is why the country is observed to be quite different from its fashion. There is a discussion about the image named as La Japonaise presented...

Introduction: My project work has led me to consider how Japanese art has influenced Western art, in particular the influence that it had on the Impressionist movement. Although the focus of my project has been on the feminist message in art, I also enjoyed being able to consider the multi-cultural aspects to this. Looking at...

Throughout time, art has inspired and been inspired. This is seen through many movements that have taken influence from cultures and art from other parts of the world. Western art in particular has been greatly influenced by Japanese painting and woodblock prints. The further development of trade between Asia and Europe allowed the convergence of...