Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Van Gogh


The Courtesan (after Eisen)
by Vincent van Gogh
Oil on canvas, 1887

Some say that Japanese woodblock prints majorly influenced European Impressionism and Art Nouveau. I find this fusion of art cultures to be very inspiring. Some of the best aspects of Japanese woodblock prints,  such as the use of negative space, compositions, and a decorative quality, meet with some great aspects of European art, like emotive loose brush strokes and strong color palettes. I hope to create some designs that inspired by this collaboration.

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