{"id":218,"date":"2021-11-12T22:36:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T22:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/shrutikarthikeyan\/?p=218"},"modified":"2021-11-12T22:36:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T22:36:57","slug":"historical-artifact-project-ukiyo-e-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/shrutikarthikeyan\/2021\/11\/12\/historical-artifact-project-ukiyo-e-print\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical Artifact Project: Ukiyo-e Print"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For this assignment I decided to do a reproduction of an ukiyo-e print. Ukiyo-e prints first appeared in Europe in the form of wrapping paper so I incorporated that aspect by actually wrapping the paper over a rectangular box. I also used different types of patterned paper as the background because patterns (ex: on the clothes) are a common characteristic of ukiyo-e prints. For props I used a hairclip and a comb as women in the prints are usually depicted wearing or using such accessories. I also used flowers as they tend to represent beauty and are another characteristic that can be found in many ukiyo-e prints. As the women in this print embody a feeling of lightness, I cut out the museum labels with curved edges rather than squares so that it doesn’t give off a rigid feeling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, I spent around 1 hour researching what to do, 1 hour on how it should be photographed, 6 hours on the actual drawing and colouring part, 2 hours on the museum label and 2 hours photographing, adjusting the props and writing this rationale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tried several versions for the background. For example, instead of using paper I tried to use different types of fabric but that didn’t work out as I expected. Therefore, for the amount of thought I put in on how the photograph should look like (ex: props, background, readable type, etc) and the time I put into the actual making of the print, I would give myself a 9\/10. The one thing I could have improved on was the lighting. I took this on a cloudy day and I feel like I could have been more creative and experimented with different types of light rather than just natural light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference Images:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Two Women” by Kitagawa Utamaro
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By Kitagawa Utamaro
Image Source: https:\/\/www.ebay.com.sg\/itm\/Japanese-Woodblock-Print-Beautiful-woman-Kitagawa-Utamaro-Ukiyo-e-Geisha-08\/203131534465<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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“Suijin Grove and Masaki on the Sumida River” by Ando Hiroshige
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Reference Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/rarebookschool.org\/rbs-online\/picturing-the-floating-world-ukiyo-e-in-context\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japonisme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukiyo-e#Peak_period_(late_18th_century)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/ukiy\/hd_ukiy.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/becoming-modern\/avant-garde-france\/impressionism\/a\/japonisme#:~:text=Japonisme%20coincided%20with%20modern%20art\u2019s,did%20a%20few%20decades%20later.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.sartle.com\/blog\/post\/art-history-reader-impressionism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture\/article\/20180611-van-gogh-and-japan-the-prints-that-shaped-the-artist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/blog.artsper.com\/en\/a-closer-look\/influence-of-japanese-art-on-western-artists\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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