| Title | : | Visions of Japan: Kawase Haui's Masterpieces |
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (200 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9074822800 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 149 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2004-01-01 |
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Following on the success of the catalogue raisonné Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints published by Hotei Publishing in 2003, Visions of Japan: Kawase Hasuis Masterpieces brings together in a single volume one hundred of the artists most celebrated prints. Fully illustrated, this publication includes annotated descriptions for each work, as well as two essays on Hasuis life and work by Dr. Kendall H. Brown.
Editorial : "One hundred woodblock prints of the 20th-century Japanese artist Hasui are cataloged in bright colors on large pages roughly 9" x 11." Captions for the hundred are grouped following the prints. With annotations which are comments by Hasui on the particular print or informative remarks by Narazaki Munishige, editor of a book on the artist's prints, the captions are instructive. Instructive too are two introductory essays by Kendall H. Brown. The first is on the Japanese cultural sources of Hasui's prints; the second focuses on Hasui's life and art. The succinct text with the appealing pictures of numerous prints offers an ideal introduction to and sampling of the woodblock prints by this outstanding Japanese artist who is regarded as one of the primary artists of the 20th-century Japanese art movement known as "New prints" (Shin-hanga)." --Midwest Book Review
This book is exactly what the title says it is a Legal Guide for the Visual Artist. A really important book for a photographer who's starting business in usa. Thanks to my instructor Mr.K.Light who referenced me to buy this book for his class business practices of photography.. And yet on a more down-to-earth level these are very accessible, nice scenic pictures that look great on calendars, postcards, and computer desktops. Very rich colors. Stunning, comparing to his posters and calendars. Brown goes on to focus more specifically on the life of the artist himself, his methods and practices, and his overall artistic development over the years. I especially liked how he was able to address issues of nostalgia, invented tradition, and cultural nationalism in Kawase's works without being reductive, politically trenchant, or dismissive of intrinsic artistic value.
And these prints definitely have the latter. Will use this up-dated edition even more.. As art books go, this one g
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