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Japanorama. Ukiyo-e Today
Esh Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition 鈥淛APANORAMA. Ukiyo-e Today鈥�, the first group show the gallery dedicates to Japanese prints.
The exhibition will offer the public the opportunity to find out the traditional art of ukiyo-e through modern images of some of the most famous music icons of the 20th century. By drawing on the iconographic universe of music 鈥� from David Bowie to Kiss, passing through the metal notes of Iron Maiden 鈥� the prints in the exhibition, produced in limited edition and preserving the original technique of the Japanese masters, allow us to approach an art form as ancient as it is close to contemporary taste.
The project was created in collaboration with Ukiyo-e Project, founded by Yuka Mitsui, owner of the self-titled agency specialising in music rights and a Japanese culture enthusiast. Driven by the desire to pass on Japanese art and tradition to the younger generations and to spread knowledge abroad, Mitsui contributed to the creation of a project to support Japanese artists and craftsmen committed to the preservation of one of the most traditional art from the Rising Sun, ukiyo-e.
Ukiyo-e is a genre of artistic printmaking on paper which flourished in Japan between the 17th and 20th centuries. The term, which is generally translated as 鈥渋mages of the floating world鈥�, refers to the carefree lifestyle of the rising middle class in the cities of Edo (Tokyo), Osaka and Kyoto. The art of ukiyo-e was a reflection of an era in which people wanted to enjoy earthly pleasures, a 鈥渇loating鈥� world because it presupposed a frivolous way of life, close to ephemeral goods.
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Esh Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition 鈥淛APANORAMA. Ukiyo-e Today鈥�, the first group show the gallery dedicates to Japanese prints.
The exhibition will offer the public the opportunity to find out the traditional art of ukiyo-e through modern images of some of the most famous music icons of the 20th century. By drawing on the iconographic universe of music 鈥� from David Bowie to Kiss, passing through the metal notes of Iron Maiden 鈥� the prints in the exhibition, produced in limited edition and preserving the original technique of the Japanese masters, allow us to approach an art form as ancient as it is close to contemporary taste.
The project was created in collaboration with Ukiyo-e Project, founded by Yuka Mitsui, owner of the self-titled agency specialising in music rights and a Japanese culture enthusiast. Driven by the desire to pass on Japanese art and tradition to the younger generations and to spread knowledge abroad, Mitsui contributed to the creation of a project to support Japanese artists and craftsmen committed to the preservation of one of the most traditional art from the Rising Sun, ukiyo-e.
Ukiyo-e is a genre of artistic printmaking on paper which flourished in Japan between the 17th and 20th centuries. The term, which is generally translated as 鈥渋mages of the floating world鈥�, refers to the carefree lifestyle of the rising middle class in the cities of Edo (Tokyo), Osaka and Kyoto. The art of ukiyo-e was a reflection of an era in which people wanted to enjoy earthly pleasures, a 鈥渇loating鈥� world because it presupposed a frivolous way of life, close to ephemeral goods.
