I got to see a small exhibit of Hokusai artworks for this #sublimesunday
The Great Wave off Kanagawa is the main focal point of the exhibit but many other artworks by Katsushika Hokusai were shown here too.
For some reason in my mind's eye I thought the great wave would be larger. It is a small woodblock print that is his most famous work. A pretty modern style for 1831.
Other works were featured in the gallery as well like this series by Utagawa Kuniyoshi where there are portraits with lots of characters making up the portrait.
This one is titled He Looks Scary but is Really a Nice Person, you can tell by those eyes lol.
This one is titled Young Woman who Looks Like an Old Lady
I didn't catch the title of this one. Probably something to do with a teacher.
This one is called The Bridge Crossing the Moon at Arashiyama in Yamashiro Province. I really like the stylized clouds across the mountains.
The stippling effect of the vegetation is nice too.
Here's one by Utagawa Hiroshige with the title Suruga-chō. He is well known for symmetry in this prints.
I'm not sure what number print this is but is depicts a prominent street in what is now known as Tokyo with Mt. Fuji in the background. I really like the fog translation with subtle gradients.
Here is View of the Whirlpools of Naruto by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Quite a fun illustrative effect of the whirlpools and great color in the woodblock print.
This one was probably my favorite print because of its bold colors.
The whirlpool and waves are nice and bold and definitely influced by Hokusai.
Utagawa never quite achieved the success of Hokusai but he was quite prolific with lots of exploration of different styles and themes.
There were many more things on exhibit there including an anime exhibit but I mostly just took pictures of the old artwork.
That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)
Wow! The paintings, consisting of various objects, impressed me. It's very interesting to look at each of them.
Those kind of remind me of the Dali paintings. When Japan was a closed society the newspapers used for packing ended up in Europe to influence some impressionistic artists.