The entire Impressionist movement that led to modern art was influenced by Japanese. The movement is called Japonisme.
The image is a pair of purple-tailed wasps in a Yin/Yang pose surrounded by an illustrated frame consisting of markings you might find stamped on a burlap bag. The idea was to make this look like a stamped print designed to hold goods that are shipped. The concept suggests that the image is part of a worldwide cultural exchange and dialogue. I know with today’s Facebook, I have friends from most parts of the world and I get packag- es from far away. I read that some Japanese Woodblock prints made their way to the West as wrapping paper for the purchased goods. The innovative ap- proach of Japanese art changed art history.
Artist: Shoosty® Year: 2023 Medium: Duplex Printed Ink / 18mm Silk Twill Size: 36” x 36” “You know what I think of Japanese art? I have a dream of it.” - Claude Monet This quote expresses the French artist and the founder of Impressionism, Monet’s admiration and fascination with Japanese art, especially the woodblock prints that he collected and dis- played in his home. Here are some of the most famous artists that have ever lived who were influenced by Japanese art: Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, Paul Gauguin, James McNeill Whistler, and Henri de Tou- louse-Lautrec
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