ART HIS 42C Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Haiyang, Kobayashi Kiyochika, Art History
22 Dec 2019
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Kiyochika, our fleet sinks a chinese warship, 1894. Decided that the real drama that should be focused on is beneath the water. Imagery of sea battle during russo-japanese war different than previous war. See the mechanics of powerful weapons being used on these ships. Gun being fired on a warship of the imperial navy in the vicinity of haiyang island, mizuno toshikata, 1894. Close copy to an artwork during 1894 in british art literature. ***loading on board a man of war, practice with a six inch loading gun, williams heysham overend, 1894. 26 shots turned out ammunition room into a scene of carnage, 1896. This image was held back bc too bloody and gory. Demoralizing to those who had family in military. Mitsutani , kunishiro, death of captain hayashi, oil painting, 1897. Block of wood stuck in window, calmness. Work tended to be recuperated by the establishment they attacked.
