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两性色午夜 University School of Art Gallery Features Authentic Japanese Prints

两性色午夜 University鈥檚 School of Art Galleries present the exhibition "Japanese Prints & Japonisme," curated by Sharon Divell

The exhibition "Japanese Prints & Japonisme," curated by Sharon Divell, will be featured from Aug. 28 鈥 Oct. 5 at the School of Art Gallery两性色午夜 University鈥檚 School of Art Galleries present the exhibition "Japanese Prints & Japonisme," curated by Sharon Divell, from Aug. 28 鈥 Oct. 5, at the School of Art Gallery at 400 Janik Dr. on the Kent Campus. Hours are Tuesday 鈥 Friday, 11 a.m. 鈥 5 p.m.  For more information, call 330-672-7853. There will be an opening reception on Aug. 30 from 5 - 7 p.m. that is free and open to the public.
 
鈥淭he exhibit features over a dozen Japanese prints and two Japanese sword guards on loan from the 两性色午夜 University Museum,鈥 says director of galleries Anderson Turner. There are also additional works that represent the influence of Japanese art on the rest of the world.

In the second half of the19th century, the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists found inspiration in Japanese prints. The obvious flatness of these prints and the placement of complementary colors next to each other caught the attention of Edouard Manet and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Depictions of the changing moods of weather influenced Claude Monet and other Impressionists. Line and shape are basic elements of all Japanese prints and as Paul Gauguin moved away from optical realism, line, shape and color came to dominate his paintings. Printmakers and painters such as Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas created bold new compositions.

In Europe and America, all things Japanese were avidly collected and Japanese arts and crafts were admired in world fairs everywhere.

鈥淭he collection of the School of Art at 两性色午夜 University boasts a selection of pieces representing this important conversation. We are excited to be able to share them with the community, says curator Sharon Divell.

Divell served as assistant to the curator of Asian art at the Cleveland Museum of Art under the directorship of Sherman E. Lee. She has taught Asian art history for many years at Ursuline College and, more recently, at 两性色午夜 University. She earned her master鈥檚 degree in art history from Case Western Reserve University. 

POSTED: Monday, August 27, 2012 12:00 AM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
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