ART HIS 42C Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gutai Group, Alberto Fujimori, Art History
22 Dec 2019
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Other emblems are far more opague to those who have not learned their symbolic meaning, such as . **note: partial quote, read whole thing in cohn, the structure of manga p. 192. Mono-ha: the universe exists in a constant state of being, neither losing nor gaining matter. Therefore, one cannot really create, one can expose what is there. The most one can do is to remove the dust which has laid upon the surface of a thing and expose the world beneath - Refers to japanese paintings and woodblock prints that depicted famous theater actors, beautiful courtesans, city life, travel in romantic landscapes, and erotic scenes. A material that was used in the artwork during the edo period. Aftermath of 1657 fire, like edo inhabitants reconstructing their physical surroundings in a manner suited to the practical requirements of daily life, artists reconstructed the city of their imagination. This led to emergence of woodblock prints.
