Hokusai
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Summary
The Old Man Mad about Painting
Hokusai， the master who unleashed a tsunami on the art world
Meet the artist whose majestic breaking wave sent ripples across the world。 Katsushika Hokusai （1760-1849） is not only one of the giants of Japanese art and a legend of the Edo period， but also a founding father of Western modernism， whose prolific gamut of prints， illustrations， paintings， and beyond forms one of the most comprehensive oeuvres of ukiyo-e art and a benchmark of japonisme。 His influence spread through Impressionism， Art Nouveau， Jugendstil， and beyond， enrapturing the likes of Claude Monet （who bought 23 of his prints）， Berthe Morisot， Edgar Degas， Mary Cassatt， and Vincent van Gogh。
Hokusai was always a man on the move。 He changed domicile more than 90 times during his lifetime and changed his own name through at least seven professional pseudonyms。 In his art， he adopted the same restlessness， covering the complete spectrum of Japanese ukiyo-e （"pictures of the floating world"） practice in painting and woodblock， from single-sheet prints of landscapes and actors to erotic books， album prints， illustrations for verse anthologies and historical novels， and surimono， which were privately issued prints for special occasions。
Hokusai's print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji， published between 1826 and 1833 is the artist's most renowned work and， with its soaring peak through different seasons and from different vantage points， marked the towering summit of the Japanese landscape print。 The series' The Great Wave off Kanagawa， also known simply as The Great Wave ， is one of the most recognized images of Japanese art in the world。
This TASCHEN introduction spans the length and breadth of Hokusai's career with key pieces from his far-reaching portfolio。 Through these meticulous， majestic works and series， we trace the variety of Hokusai's subjects， from erotic books to historical novels， and the evolution of his vivid formalism and decisive delineation of space through color and line that would go on to liberate Western art from the constraints of its one-point perspective and unleash the modernist momentum。
Hokusai， the master who unleashed a tsunami on the art world
Meet the artist whose majestic breaking wave sent ripples across the world。 Katsushika Hokusai （1760-1849） is not only one of the giants of Japanese art and a legend of the Edo period， but also a founding father of Western modernism， whose prolific gamut of prints， illustrations， paintings， and beyond forms one of the most comprehensive oeuvres of ukiyo-e art and a benchmark of japonisme。 His influence spread through Impressionism， Art Nouveau， Jugendstil， and beyond， enrapturing the likes of Claude Monet （who bought 23 of his prints）， Berthe Morisot， Edgar Degas， Mary Cassatt， and Vincent van Gogh。
Hokusai was always a man on the move。 He changed domicile more than 90 times during his lifetime and changed his own name through at least seven professional pseudonyms。 In his art， he adopted the same restlessness， covering the complete spectrum of Japanese ukiyo-e （"pictures of the floating world"） practice in painting and woodblock， from single-sheet prints of landscapes and actors to erotic books， album prints， illustrations for verse anthologies and historical novels， and surimono， which were privately issued prints for special occasions。
Hokusai's print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji， published between 1826 and 1833 is the artist's most renowned work and， with its soaring peak through different seasons and from different vantage points， marked the towering summit of the Japanese landscape print。 The series' The Great Wave off Kanagawa， also known simply as The Great Wave ， is one of the most recognized images of Japanese art in the world。
This TASCHEN introduction spans the length and breadth of Hokusai's career with key pieces from his far-reaching portfolio。 Through these meticulous， majestic works and series， we trace the variety of Hokusai's subjects， from erotic books to historical novels， and the evolution of his vivid formalism and decisive delineation of space through color and line that would go on to liberate Western art from the constraints of its one-point perspective and unleash the modernist momentum。
Reviews
Aurelia
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L’Art japonais est un produit étrange venant d’une culture assez particulière。 Pour les observateurs étrangers， il faut beaucoup d’empathie pour comprendre les catégories intellectuelles qui l’ont produit et qui le gouvernent。 Si l’Art à travers beaucoup de civilisations， a eu pour motivation， la pratique religieuse， par la suite la commémoration des événements historiques ou la propagande politique， il semble qu’au XIX siècle la majorité de la production artistique japonaise est plutôt relative L’Art japonais est un produit étrange venant d’une culture assez particulière。 Pour les observateurs étrangers， il faut beaucoup d’empathie pour comprendre les catégories intellectuelles qui l’ont produit et qui le gouvernent。 Si l’Art à travers beaucoup de civilisations， a eu pour motivation， la pratique religieuse， par la suite la commémoration des événements historiques ou la propagande politique， il semble qu’au XIX siècle la majorité de la production artistique japonaise est plutôt relative à l’illustration des anthologies de poèmes， des calendriers， des éventails， des recueils d’histoires de fantômes， des illustrations érotiques， parfois même des manuels de dessin… Il semble que c’est un Art plus commercial。 En effet， avant l’introduction de la discipline de l’Histoire de l’Art au Japon， il était un peu étrange de considérer ces estampes produites à une échelle industrielle， et pour tous les raisons imaginables comme un Art。 Mais c’est le cas aujourd’hui。 Une grande différence avec l’Art occidental qui est souvent élevé sur un piédestal。 Cette grande diffusion et la diversité des raisons d’être sont très étranges à première vue， mais ceci n’empêche pas que c’est un Art d’un raffinement et d’une complexité stupéfiante。Dans une société très urbanisée， prospère et surtout lettré， l’illustration est la norme。 La dimension esthétique est très présente， l’éveil à la beauté est précoce。 Des maitres déjà connus à travers le pays diffusent leur style à travers leurs ateliers et apprentis。 Même si l’influence principale est celle de la Chine et ses artistes déjà établis au Japon， l’introduction de la perspective par les visiteurs hollandais， ainsi que des pigments européens， vont inaugurer une nouvelle ère d’expérimentation。La majesté de la Nature est célébrée。 C’est une Nature ou l’homme n’est qu’un de ces aspects， d’ailleurs fragile et temporaire， alors qu’elle représente la permanence et la force。 Le réalisme n’est jamais l’objectif， encore moins quand il s’agit de la figure humaine。 Les points de vue avec lesquels est abordé un paysage représentent également une particularité。 Un paysage n’est jamais abordé d’un point de vue facile， qui soit évident à l’observateur humain， mais à travers un angle qui le pousse à faire un effort pour reconstituer le paysage plus facilement par son imagination。 La palette des couleurs introduit des combinaisons peu naturelles à l’œil， mais en même temps ne le dérange pas。 C’est ce qui a fait la popularité de ces estampes en occident， elles semblent représenter la Nature de la manière la moins naturelle possible。Il est certain qu’Hokusai n’est pas représentatif de tout l’Art Japonais， qui certainement a encore plus de facettes à découvrir。 Mais il reste le plus connu， peut être le symbole de l’esprit japonais tel quel est vu par les étrangers。 Un vieillard fou de la peinture， comme se traduit un de ses pseudonymes。 Il en a adopté une dizaine d’ailleurs， signe de sa renaissance permanente， de son changement perpétuel。 En disant que ce n’est qu’à 100 ans qu’il sera vraiment peintre， il formule l’essence de l’esprit japonais， qui cherche la perfection et le raffinement ou qu’ils soient， indépendamment de la dimension du temps。 。。。more
Ясен В。
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What an incredible artist Hokusai was。 Never letting his age get in the way of skill。 Never letting the commercial aspect of his work get in the way of art。He has so much more to offer than the ever present The Great Wave off Kanagawa and this book is a pleasant introduction to his world。A great gift。
RB
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There are larger， far more expensive， collections of Hokusai's work， but this Taschen edition has such a large number of his art it's hard to imagine what could be missing。 The writing here， too， is some of the more stronger accompanying text I've read in one of these lovely， inexpensive， Taschen collections。 Definitely a must own， especially for those that believe Hokusai is overrated or only painted mildly intriguing scenes seas and mountains。 There are larger， far more expensive， collections of Hokusai's work， but this Taschen edition has such a large number of his art it's hard to imagine what could be missing。 The writing here， too， is some of the more stronger accompanying text I've read in one of these lovely， inexpensive， Taschen collections。 Definitely a must own， especially for those that believe Hokusai is overrated or only painted mildly intriguing scenes seas and mountains。 。。。more
Guerino
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I really love Taschen books。 This Hokusai monograph is part of the Basic Art series。 For about 10£ （or less on Amazon） the BA books offer 100 pages for each volume through artists life and works， putting together explanations and images。 The quality of the pictures and the pages itself it’s worth the cost。 When it comes to the text of course this serie is not the most detailed you can find， however it gives good insights on artists’ life， style and main works， maybe inspiring to go deeper with m I really love Taschen books。 This Hokusai monograph is part of the Basic Art series。 For about 10£ （or less on Amazon） the BA books offer 100 pages for each volume through artists life and works， putting together explanations and images。 The quality of the pictures and the pages itself it’s worth the cost。 When it comes to the text of course this serie is not the most detailed you can find， however it gives good insights on artists’ life， style and main works， maybe inspiring to go deeper with more detailed （and expensive） monographs。 I would suggest to try at least one of the serie to see if you like the style 。。。more
Noah Goats
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Hokusai's art is beautiful and had a deep impact on Western artists of the late 19th and into the early 20th century。 The prints included in this selection are lovely， clever， skillfully executed， and sometimes even amusing。 As always， Taschen gives dilettante students of art history （such as myself） a nice taste of the subject， without burying them in too much detail。 Hokusai's art is beautiful and had a deep impact on Western artists of the late 19th and into the early 20th century。 The prints included in this selection are lovely， clever， skillfully executed， and sometimes even amusing。 As always， Taschen gives dilettante students of art history （such as myself） a nice taste of the subject， without burying them in too much detail。 。。。more
Claire
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I gave this away since it was making me feel funny for some reason。 It is an art book。
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Hokusai&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Hokusai&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0