The influence of Japan on Western art in the 19th century
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In London
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London Jewish Cultural Centre
Course London / Classroom-based£ 160 VAT exempt -
University College London
Postgraduate London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
London Metropolitan University
Master London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
University of the Arts London (UAL)
NVQ London / Classroom-based£ 495 -
King’s College London
Master London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Goldsmiths, University of London
Course London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College
Vocational qualification London / Classroom-based£ 117
Description
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Location
London
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This course will explore how the art and culture of Japan inspired 19th century European artists. After an introduction to the Japanese culture that was transported to Europe in the 1850s, we will look at how specific artists and movements adopted and transformed Japanese art to suit their own artistic practice. It will conclude with how Japanese art changed the direction of European modernism as a whole.
This course is structured around lectures and class discussions exploring relevant concepts and historical questions.
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About this course
After lecture and discussion you should be able to:
• Identify visual elements of Ukiyo-e apparent in key 19th century art works
• Explain how the cultural influence of Japan impacted the artistic practice of at least 2 major 19th century European artists
• Demonstrate an understanding of the affinities of Japanese and European cultures in the mid-late 19th century.
You might wish to bring a notebook. You might wish to buy some of the books on any reading list given out in class.
You will be taught with slide-based lectures, note sheets and group discussions.
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Subjects
- Art
Course programme
• ‘Pictures of the Floating World’ (Ukiyo-e), the Edo Period (1615–1868), its major artists and themes: Utamaro, Hiroshige, Hokusai
• Japonisme revolution in France: Émile Zola, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet and the Impressionist circle.
• Japonisme as philosophical change: Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, the Nabis, Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt.
• Open and intimate, Japonism in Britain and America: James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Frank Lloyd Wright.
• Sensual aesthetics and the development of art nouveau: Gustav Klimt, Aubrey Beardsley and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Additional information
The influence of Japan on Western art in the 19th century
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London Jewish Cultural Centre
Course London / Classroom-based£ 160 VAT exempt -
University College London
Postgraduate London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
London Metropolitan University
Master London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
University of the Arts London (UAL)
NVQ London / Classroom-based£ 495 -
King’s College London
Master London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Goldsmiths, University of London
Course London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College
Vocational qualification London / Classroom-based£ 117