Given that ukiyo-e are largely defined by using woodblocks ... deepen the understanding of the appeal of the works of Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), if Hiroshige-like images created by AI are ...
It is 1830. Utagawa Hiroshige is a fire warden from a low-ranking samurai family who is struggling to establish himself as an ukiyo-e artist. One day, he learns about a new paint called Berlin ...
Utagawa Hiroshige, along with Katsushika Hokusai, is widely recognized in the world of Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print. However, it is lesser known that Hiroshige was also a firefighter while he ...
There’s an element of voyeurism in the Japanese art of ukiyo-e. You get that feeling you’re glimpsing into another world, says Sydney-based artist Cressida Campbell. Her work is influenced by ...