Ukiyo-e
Ukiyo-e is a Japanese style of painting or woodblock prints which was popular from the 17th, 18th ad 19th century. These paintings and prints were meant to depict Japanese beauty, poetry, nature and love among other things. While I personally do not love the shunga style (the Ukiyo-e depictions of sex) I do love many of the other themes and works. My main issue with the shunga style is that it depicts a very natural thing, , but often times the proportions are off and the perspective isn't consistent. This doesn't have to be an issue, but in this context I find it a little unsettling. One of my favorite works of art of all time is Under the Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai. This Japanese print was done sometime between 1830 and 1832. Ever since I was young I thought this work was quite interesting. I think from that young age it was the colors used. I love the choice of blues, it is so bright and clashes really well with the white foam. Looking at it now I also really