Research and Advanced Practice. Ukiyo-E exhibition and Lisboa
I was able to attend the exhibition of the Japanese Ukiyo-E original paintings in Rome this February.
I was so lucky while visiting Rome this February: the Genova Museum of Oriental Art, which has the largest collection of Japanese Art in Europe, visited Rome with the Ukiyo-E artworks exhibition. Below I place the photos of iconic original works.
Trip to Gotenyama to admire cherry blossom, Kitagawa Utamaro, 1805, polychrome woodblock print ( nishikie), image – photo taken at the exhibition UkiyoE, Il Mondo Flotante, Rome, February 2024;Young women and attendant collect persimmons, Kitagawa Utamaro, 1803-1804, polychrome woodblock print ( nishikie), image – photo taken at the exhibition UkiyoE, Il Mondo Flotante, Rome, February 2024;Young Women and Girls playing with a Large Snowball, Kitagawa Utamaro, 1797-1799, polychrome woodblock print ( nishikie), image – photo taken at the exhibition UkiyoE, Il Mondo Flotante, Rome, February 2024;
Iconic legendary landscapes :
Winter View of Mount Fuji from Kanbara, Utagawa Hiroshige, 1854-1858, ink and colour on silk, image – photo taken at the exhibition UkiyoE, Il Mondo Flotante, Rome, February 2024;Under the Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa, Katsushika Hokusai, 1830-1831, polychrome woodblock print ( nishikie), image – photo taken at the exhibition UkiyoE, Il Mondo Flotante, Rome, February 2024;Nihonbashi, Clearing after snow, Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856, polychrome woodblock print ( nishikie), image – photo taken at the exhibition UkiyoE, Il Mondo Flotante, Rome, February 2024;
I am very familiar with these artworks above and to see them in original way was a great pleasure for me. At the Level 2, my Critical writing piece was about the influence of Ukiyo-E woodblock prints on Western Impressionism movement in Europe.
LISBOA, Portugal
I had a short trip to Lisboa, Portugal. As soon as I entered the lobby of the hotel, I was struck by the large size artwork hanging on the walls. My first thought was: “This art is serious 🧐”. Then I went close and discovered that this hotel’s lobby exhibits museum-quality artworks created by the most prominent Portuguese modern visual artists: Jose Almada Negreios ( 1893-1970), Pedro Leitāo (1922-2009) and Carlos Botelho (1899-1992). With great pleasure, I place the photos below. I could not find the dates of the creation of the paintings and the tapestry. These are very new names for me.
Praça do Imperio, Pedro Leitāo, 1997, oil on canvas, image via photograph taken in the lobby of Ritz hotel, Lisboa; Barcaças do Tejo, Carlos Botelho, 1899-1982, oil on canvas, image via photograph taken in the lobby of Ritz hotel, Lisboa;Centauro, J Almada Negreiros, 1893-1970, tapestry; image via photograph taken in the lobby of Ritz hotel, Lisboa;Sesta, J Almada Negreiros, 1893-1970, image via photograph taken in the lobby of Ritz hotel, Lisboa;
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