Pictures of the Floating World
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Ukiyo-e (Pictures of the Floating World), is a genre of Japanese art from the 17th-19th centuries that has produced and inspired some of the most treasured woodblock prints.
I also share bits of Japanese culture.
& Living Artists: @uridev.urieldana.com
I also share bits of Japanese culture.
& Living Artists: @uridev.urieldana.com
Doesn't this woodblock look like its out of an early Studio Ghibli animation? It's called Car Town (Toyota) by Japanese Artist Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
June 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Doesn't this woodblock look like its out of an early Studio Ghibli animation? It's called Car Town (Toyota) by Japanese Artist Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
Another super modern looking silkscreen by Japanese artist Go (Tsuyoshi) Yayanagi (1933-Present). It's called Flower Like the Blue Sky.
June 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Another super modern looking silkscreen by Japanese artist Go (Tsuyoshi) Yayanagi (1933-Present). It's called Flower Like the Blue Sky.
Japanese silkscreen with a very modern feel by Ay-O (1931-Present. Part of a series of cats done by the artist. This one is called "Anger."
June 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Japanese silkscreen with a very modern feel by Ay-O (1931-Present. Part of a series of cats done by the artist. This one is called "Anger."
Happy Caturday from Bella, Bamboo & Chagall 🐈⬛
June 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Happy Caturday from Bella, Bamboo & Chagall 🐈⬛
I've had two stuffed peacocks on driftwood in my apt since the 1990's, When they die, they do not rot or decay for a very long time making them ideal for taxidermy & as a symbol or immortality. In Honolulu I saw white peafowl for the first time (wow).
Yang Shanshen (Chinese painter)
White Peacocks
Yang Shanshen (Chinese painter)
White Peacocks
June 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I've had two stuffed peacocks on driftwood in my apt since the 1990's, When they die, they do not rot or decay for a very long time making them ideal for taxidermy & as a symbol or immortality. In Honolulu I saw white peafowl for the first time (wow).
Yang Shanshen (Chinese painter)
White Peacocks
Yang Shanshen (Chinese painter)
White Peacocks
This woodblock takes me back to the year I lived on Maui (decades ago). A friend had a boat that offered sunset cruises and we'd look back on the W.Maui Mountains, often surrounded by Humpback Whales. I moved to Honolulu for 2 years after that.
Ito Takashi 1894-1982
Ameshiriro
#japanese #woodblock
Ito Takashi 1894-1982
Ameshiriro
#japanese #woodblock
June 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This woodblock takes me back to the year I lived on Maui (decades ago). A friend had a boat that offered sunset cruises and we'd look back on the W.Maui Mountains, often surrounded by Humpback Whales. I moved to Honolulu for 2 years after that.
Ito Takashi 1894-1982
Ameshiriro
#japanese #woodblock
Ito Takashi 1894-1982
Ameshiriro
#japanese #woodblock
I love the violet and greens in this painting. I also like how the rule of thirds is incorporated into triangles making the composition sing.
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Shono Driving Rain
#japanese #woodblock
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Shono Driving Rain
#japanese #woodblock
June 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I love the violet and greens in this painting. I also like how the rule of thirds is incorporated into triangles making the composition sing.
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Shono Driving Rain
#japanese #woodblock
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Shono Driving Rain
#japanese #woodblock
June 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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June 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I like to post contemporary Japanese artists on this feed from time to time. One of my favorites is a mysterious artist/illustrator that call themselves #Avogado6 who has a clever way of seeing the world.
June 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I like to post contemporary Japanese artists on this feed from time to time. One of my favorites is a mysterious artist/illustrator that call themselves #Avogado6 who has a clever way of seeing the world.
June 10, 2025 at 5:07 AM
June 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
June 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
June 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
June 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Kyoto, the Nue Monster Edo (1852)
Kyoto, the Nue Monster Edo (1852)
June 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
Kyoto, the Nue Monster Edo (1852)
Kyoto, the Nue Monster Edo (1852)
June 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
June 5, 2025 at 5:55 AM
June 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
June 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Mike Dorsey is a painter/tattoo artist famous for his Japanese inspired body art. There is a book of his reimagined Japanese imagery called Japan Reimagined.
June 2, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Mike Dorsey is a painter/tattoo artist famous for his Japanese inspired body art. There is a book of his reimagined Japanese imagery called Japan Reimagined.
June 2, 2025 at 6:12 AM
June 2, 2025 at 6:10 AM
June 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM