When we dive into the world of art, it's hard not to notice how interconnected different styles and movements can be. One fascinating relationship is between Japanese art and the work of American painter Mary Cassatt. Cassatt is often celebrated for her intimate portrayals of...
When you think about classic literature, the first things that come to mind might be Shakespeare’s plays or Homer’s epics. However, nestled in the heart of Japan’s Heian period is a remarkable piece of work that deserves just as much attention: Murasaki Shikibu’s “The Tale...
Japanese art is very rich and includes many styles of art and media such as pottery, ink painting and calligraphy on scrolls and silk, sculpture, ceramics, woodblock prints, and ukiyo-e, which means “pictures of the floating world”, modern manga comics and anime cartoons, and many...
Introduction Japanese art is one of the most popular and most collected ones all over the world. The paintings, composition of the history, clothing, and color combinations, all are unique which is why the country is observed to be quite different from its fashion. There...
In Japan, a country known for its creativity, art and its concepts can be put in one category called aesthetic. Aesthetic is the philosophical approach towards art. (Basinski, 2009) It is concerned with its beauty and value as well. Thus, there are different approaches towards...
Art has existed for a long time and has influenced us in many ways. It helps us understand who we are, it tells us stories from centuries and give us the details of the life of the past. Back in the ancient times, art was...
Introduction Though comics have been enjoyed by the general public for decades, it was not until the first official comic book was released in 1933 that the game changed. (South Florida Reporter) Since then, the world has been graced by the presence of comics in...
Judo had its origin in the ancient Japanese art of jujutsu, a system of hand-to-hand combat. The bushi of feudal Japan (samurai) are usually credited for developing jujutsu (at their time the art was known as Yoroi kumi-uchi, a grappling method for fighters fully clad...
‘One fine day’ in 1854 an ominous black ship sailed into Nagasaki harbor, prying open the wall that stood between the East and the West. On another ‘fine day’ in 1904 European audiences saw the premiere of what was to become one of the most...
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