ARHI 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 67: Blaise Cendrars, Acrylic Paint, Roger Shimomura
2 Mar 2017
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The luscious darkness of the ink on silk-scroll supports the retelling of a night scene from an eleventh-century japanese novel. The story, from the tale of genji, describes a young man trying to overhear the conversation of two young women. The rushing waters of the uji obscure their words from the eager ears of the would-be suitor. The artist emphasizes the power of the rushing water with strong brushstrokes and powerful diagonals. Delaunay was the first woman to have her work shown at the louvre museum during her lifetime. If all 150 copies of the first edition were placed end to end, it was intended they would stretch the height of the eiffel tower. Meant to be folded like a roadmap. Illustration progressively changes as the reader advances down the page. Acrylic paints are composed of pigments suspended in an acrylic polymer resin. These paints have only been in use since about 1950.
