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Utagawa Kuniyoshi. By David Uteg. Kuniyoshi is a printmaker. Kuniyoshi was born on 1797 and died on 1861. Kuniyoshi’s lines are thick, his shapes are highly simplified and his colors are muted. Kuniyoshi has a deep sympathy for people. He would use negative space in his prints.
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi By David Uteg
Kuniyoshi is a printmaker. • Kuniyoshi was born on 1797 and died on 1861. • Kuniyoshi’s lines are thick, his shapes are highly simplified and his colors are muted.
Kuniyoshi has a deep sympathy for people. • He would use negative space in his prints. • He became so popular people would ask him to give them tattoos.
Kuniyoshi would draw advertisements for the theater. • One of his favorite subjects is the theater. • His career lasted 45 years.
My resources are www.saurgallery.com/defult.php?l=3&sort=p&id=3-9k Japanese prints http://ux1.eiu.edu/~cfrb/edotocontemporary.htm