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Ukiyo-E: Japanese Artistic Movement and Influence

Discover the fascinating world of Ukiyo-E, a Japanese art movement spanning the 17th to 20th centuries. Prominent artists like Utamaro and Hokusai created inspiring prints that influenced Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists. Explore the ideals and connections of Ukiyo-E, known for capturing fleeting beauty and entertainment. Delve into the unique style characterized by hyper-realistic colors and light lines.

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Ukiyo-E: Japanese Artistic Movement and Influence

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  1. Ukiyo-E By Jasmine Koss, Baylee Davies, and Holly Jones

  2. Perspective • A Japanese movement that took place in the 17th through 20th centuries. • Utamaro, Hokusai,Hiroshige, and Sharaku were prominent artists of the period. • Art historians have found that Ukiyo-E prints were a source of inspiration for Impressionist, Cubist, and Post-Impressionist artists

  3. Examples of Ukiyo-E Art • Utamaro. A beauty. Japanese Print. • left: Hiroshige, "The Plum Garden in Kameido" • right: Van Gogh, "Flowering Plum Tree

  4. Ukiyo-E Ideals • The Ukiyo-E principles of seeing beauty in everything is a traditional Japanese ideal. • However, forgetting your duties in everyday life to seek these beauties was not usually encouraged.

  5. Connections • Ukiyo-E is linked to the urbanization that made creating art easier. • Prints were often used as illustrations in books or were of the theater pieces of the day. • The Ukiyo-E artists were inspired by European art of the time.

  6. More Ukiyo-E Art • Great Wave off Kanagawa, Hokusai. Print • Hiroshige- 36 Views Of Mt Fuji - Fuji seen from Koshiga-ya, Province of Musashi      

  7. Artistic Pilosophies • Ukiyo-E artists tried to capture the idea of an impermanent world of fleeting beauty and entertainment without the responsibility of a mundane world. • Artists focused on land and seascapes, historic tales, the theater and pleasure quarters.

  8. Ukiyo-E Style • Artists used a light line, hyper-realistic colors, soft texture, and space is even. • Ukiyo-E is a stylized version of the norm.

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