HIROSHIGE: Van Gogh’s Favorite Japanese Artist | PRA Presents: "100 Famous Views of Edo"
Рет қаралды 81,210
Күн бұрынUtagawa Hiroshige is one of the most overlooked figures in Western art history. Hiroshige's art hit Europe in the late 19th century like a hurricane of vibrant color, inspiring some of the most influential artists to ever live. The impact of Hiroshige's art can be seen in the works of Monet, Whistler, Degas, Tissot, Cassat, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin, Bonnard, Klimt, Manet, Childe, and perhaps most profoundly Van Gogh.
This video is meant to guide you to a sense gratitude and understanding for works of one of the greatest Japanese artists to ever pick up the brush. The first segments will teach you about why Hiroshige is so special and the last segment will show you his masterpiece "100 Famous Views of Edo"
The book that inspired me to make this video: amzn.to/3vwNdsr
Chapters:
0:00 The Van Gogh Easter egg
3:19 European Impact
5:00 History of Edo Japan
8:57 Hiroshige: Life & Legacy
12:00 Guide to Appreciation
14:17 Art Showcase: "100 Famous Views of Edo"
Sources:
Hiroshige "100 Famous Views of Edo": amzn.to/3vwNdsr
The Met: www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jpo...
Van Gogh Museum: www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/stori...
@brutal7 Жыл бұрын
It's so funny, van gogh is my favorite artist and I just saw a Hiroshige print for the first time recently and instantly loved it an had to buy it. I didn't know he inspired van gogh so much till now.
@ballsack6547 Жыл бұрын
Hiroshige is my favourite Japanese wood block artist, much appreciated from Scotland.
@joshii32 Жыл бұрын
Im currently writing my final work about the Japanese influence in Swiss art, this video helps alot
@peterhaslund 4 ай бұрын
I visited Monet's house and was astonished at his collection of Japanese prints. Certainly Van Gogh was another impressionist hugely influenced by ukiyo-e
@carolefreeman2544 2 жыл бұрын
I was very familiar with Hokusai and I did know that Van Gogh was influenced by Japanese Art later in his life, but I did not know much about Hiroshige. Thank you so much for this presentation. I noticed how the use of primary colour is so visual in his art. It is quite striking. 🥰.
@BINKYism 6 ай бұрын
The Brooklyn Museum of Art has a complete set of one of the original 6 printings of this series - it's amazing to see the actual prints with the metallic powders used to enhance the subtle use of color!
@JoseDelacruz-wo7ne Жыл бұрын
That was super fantastic! Thank you!
@solsticesummer982 4 ай бұрын
Beautiful!! You know what they say… imitation is the highest form of flattery.
@jonathanminshull9958 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Really enjoyed all the visuals and comparisons in the video. I think acrylic paints were first invented in the 1950s, so tricky for Van Gogh to have used them, though.
@iahelcathartesaura3887 5 ай бұрын
Wonderful!! I have a few of these images saved in my device gallery 🧡. From years ago. Love this, many thanks! This is extremely core favorite stuff for me. You just made my day and it was a rough day in some ways. 🥰😍
@pikchureman 2 жыл бұрын
He is the original "photo" essayist. You should explore how he influenced that medium. Foreground narrative elements, splitting composition, thirds in the vertical, decisive moments, wide angle depth, etc. ? He is a genius photographer without a camera.
@rosalynmoyle3766 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for presenting this history. It was never included in any of the art history I had at school and I hope it is now in the lessons. It is better late than never to honour this artist and his obvious influence both in style and philosophy.
@MusashiMiyashita Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, I was gifted some of these prints from my grand auntie(?) and had no idea about the artist or any of the prints, just that they were absolutely beautiful. Thanks for teaching so much!
@katsugarkanemonroe762 2 жыл бұрын
A thourough beautiful look at Japanese art, culture, history. I've learned so much from this doco. Thanks for your stunning work as a film maker. It's very good. Cheers
@707kuma3 2 жыл бұрын
To be honest Van Gogh's kanji calligraphy was not bad. If he had an opportunity to learn from Hiroshige himself, maybe his life might end better than the reality.
@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 2 жыл бұрын
I like to believe that Van Gogh would have been very happy in Japan and found plenty of inspiration in the beautiful landscapes and fascinating culture. Who knows what incredible artwork the world is missing because Van Gogh never made it to Japan.
@davejones732 Жыл бұрын
@@PeoplesRepublicOfArt Sad to say but Doubtful very doubtful When Vincent lived with his brother Theo after a while his room was a pig pen. Who knows what was going on inside his mind perhaps Autistic at best. deeply troubled Manic highs and lows. May he Rest In Peace as we stand in awe of his genius. Tear stained sleeve.
@alequiros6339 4 ай бұрын
First paint like he painted and we talk afterwards
@cecileroy557 3 ай бұрын
@@alequiros6339 What a foolish comment. You don't have to BE an artist to discuss art!
@sburgos9621 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to create this video. You should be proud for your part in influencing artists who happen upon your videos.
@davidpovedaruiz2300 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this with everyone I love his work
@Blakeneyd 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful presentation, thank you for this. There is something very contemporary about the way he depicts people gathering. They may be pictures of the floating world, but they seem very real to me.
@stilesthissell Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the education!
@SylvesterLazarus 2 жыл бұрын
It is soo strange how I never noticed the paintings in Van Gogh's backgrounds. They just felt like random scribbles behind the characters, so I feel really dumb now for never seeing those properly. Van Gogh is just becoming more and more genius for me..
@eliseetoe2491 Жыл бұрын
Incredible video with mandinka kora music in the background. Blessings!
@GiantGroundSlothAvo 2 жыл бұрын
It's like watching Summoning Salt cover art. I appreciate your work!
@oracle-ld1jn 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, brilliant pictures
@robertafierro5592 4 ай бұрын
Thumbs up and i subscribed as well! Keep.up.the Great Work!
@sophiasmith5069 Жыл бұрын
Magnifique !
@florianrobin1054 6 ай бұрын
thank you
@pprehn5268 4 ай бұрын
Gratitude for linking them together so well.
@hypnotic72 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video by the way, I thoroughly enjoyed the information and the art
@cjKin 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful paradise
@arcadia4691 2 жыл бұрын
I've studied Hiroshige's life, and his art for some time. It was Hokusai, another painter, who got Hiroshige into this art form.
@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 2 жыл бұрын
A video on Hokusai is in the works. It'll be out sometime in May :)
@arcadia4691 2 жыл бұрын
@@PeoplesRepublicOfArt I'll keep an eye out for it.
@based_prophet 2 жыл бұрын
was his teacher I presume these forms was passed threw houses but very few stood to the world like this cat did to r boy van g
@micoyamamoto4477 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this! People needs to see this more.
@Mauroagustincruz 4 ай бұрын
Que buen video! tenes el sol de Argentina! Abrazo
@patriciaburns1033 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my giddy aunt, such beautiful scenes and the colours are incredible, even a turtle on a rope watching the sun set is spellbinding, I'm a fan of Hokusai and I have copied a few of his for my own walls and now I must have a Hiroshige to join them, he is an incredible artist, I've seen rain depicted before but he is able to accurately depict a monsoon, there is so much life and colour packed into these pictures, this is gonna be an obsession for a short while I think, you have made an awesome vid and I'm very grateful thank you, just one thing the music made me think of the romantic parts of seventies detective shows ie; KOJAK, Starsky and Hutch, you get the drift, many thanks for introducing this artist to me x
@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Patricia! I really appreciate the kind words :)
@adamjnotthecongressmanschi7026 Жыл бұрын
im gonna start saying oh my giddy aunt
@patriciaburns1033 Жыл бұрын
@@adamjnotthecongressmanschi7026 I've actually got a Giddy Aunt and I'm also probably one myself lol
@cheriesnakedancer3293 6 ай бұрын
me, too! 🤎
@cheriesnakedancer3293 6 ай бұрын
@@adamjnotthecongressmanschi7026 me, too! 🤎
@Dancerfashionartista 4 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks for all the info and inspo. Great musical choices
@user-ok6rl4dt7e 4 ай бұрын
Malobrojni su slikari koji su duže vremena izdržali u impresionizmu. Hvala na prikazanim slikama u ovom broju.
@velcrobug59 4 ай бұрын
Very well done! A couple of times I teared up. Choice of music was excellent too.
@laurewinkelmans9501 4 ай бұрын
I always find it cool when a favorite artist of mine was a fan of another artist I love.
@TheArthead 7 ай бұрын
Thanks, bro. Informative.
@myfifteennanosecs Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video on the influence of Ukiyo-e works on 19th-century artists in the West. Ukiyo-e's impact on "Western" art, from the 19th century to this day, cannot be overstated. I would like to point out two important corrections, however: 1) While Van Gogh drew inspiration from the Impressionists' love of plein-air painting as well as their use of vibrant colors and loose brushstrokes, his desire to capture a subjective reality with his emotionally charged paintings sets him apart from the Impressionists. Van Gogh is typically considered a Postimpressionist artist.
@myfifteennanosecs Жыл бұрын
2) While Van Gogh drew inspiration from the Impressionists' love of plein-air painting and their use of vibrant colors and spontaneous brush strokes, his emotionally charged work that insists upon capturing a subjective reality sets his style apart from the Impressionists. Van Gogh is most often categorized as a Postimpressionist artist.
@ericswain4177 2 жыл бұрын
Awsome ! would like to see the different styles and types of Japanese art over time.
@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 2 жыл бұрын
More Japanese art videos to come Eric. Thanks for the support!
@based_prophet 2 жыл бұрын
look up the arts miyomoto did on his wiki it's shadow ink method I beleave it starts with drawing random dots to form a imagine out of no expectation a few greats exist its like paint n shade by number dots but you have no dots or numbers just ink n white paper n various dot sizes drawn in one effort
@based_prophet 2 жыл бұрын
miyomoto drew shrikes cause he knew they impaled there prey tho how normal they r they follow there path n not stray he also drew the murder n the day owl crows surrounding a owl out of place on back of drawing the crows r confused n looking around n 2 crows r missing lol tho the owl seem so out number n out of his world in trapped
@based_prophet 2 жыл бұрын
he drew the geese to show there true happy nature but knowing one can break the human arm the key to fighting in swords men ship of his school 'tearing at the corners'
@Purplelightningtiger 2 жыл бұрын
Ahhh very beautiful stuff never heard of the guy but have witnessed his artworks on gallery’s and on Instagram. Had no idea he was the father of wood block printing. He does amazing things and love his use of yellow, red, green and browns 😀. Also very cool how shows a lot of perspective in his paintings.
@carinamoses2704 Жыл бұрын
The deep blue of the water areas he depicts is very striking and conveys mystical associations of royalty, majesty and heaven in an especially dynamic, expressive way. It's also beautiful on its own terms...thanks for sharing the work of this great artist.
@g.b.4269 2 жыл бұрын
Golden video🌄
@janatthiengsurin 4 ай бұрын
English narrative on relationship between Dutch painter and Japanese woodblock print with typical Chinese music background. Cosmopolitanism at its finest.
@yolainesene8691 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@Bonnieham 4 ай бұрын
Amazing to see so many of his prints. The video spoke as if they were paintings. The colours in each print were ‘painted’ onto the flat face of a wooden block that had all the light colours carved out into recesses; then the rice paper was laid on top and carefully pressed onto the block to soak up the colours. My question is, Did Hiroshige paint an original on paper as a guide for the printers to know how to colour the wood block? And, if so, are any of these in existence?
@Dino_Medici 4 ай бұрын
Brother ur channel is goated wow
@ranjanjoshi3454 3 ай бұрын
Thanks
@solsticesummer982 4 ай бұрын
Wow! I didn’t know Klimt painted Kierra Knightly!! Look at that painting!! 💕
@davejones732 Жыл бұрын
Dude. Arigato!
@kevinlee3463 4 ай бұрын
I am five min into this and holy, s'#t , great
@hypnotic72 Жыл бұрын
I love this song! I have a few tracks where artists sampled it. What is the song that you play in the 100 veiws?
@indi.element 2 жыл бұрын
Omg and the song at 17:28 wow. What is that? This is an incredible playlist.
@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 2 жыл бұрын
"It's Impossible Again" by Piero Piccioni
@mariadange06 4 ай бұрын
Amazing to see where Van Gogh's inspiration came from. I've never heard this before about where he found his vibrant style. Correction: it was the British not Americans regarding opening Trade.
@Musicienne-DAB1995 2 ай бұрын
Was it not both? I've definitely read about Perry's demand to the Japanese on behalf of the United States.
@mariadange06 2 ай бұрын
@@Musicienne-DAB1995 Initially the British, plus didn't the British rule US until the civil war?
@Musicienne-DAB1995 2 ай бұрын
@@mariadange06 Oh, good point.
@maddermarvin 2 жыл бұрын
The song at the end- did mac demarco steal it with his song "chamber of reflections"? sounds like the exact same melody to me...
@indi.element 2 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastically in-depth and digestible gist of who he was and what he shared. Thank you for this! Also pleeease tell me, what song is it that plays at 14:24? It’s giving me feels that I haven’t felt in a long time.
@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jaylyn! The song is "The Word ii" by Shigeo Sekito
@jacekmachowski4722 Ай бұрын
Good morning. Could you give me the source of the woodcut that appears at 1:41? Or, if you do not have a source, at least the author and/or title of the work?
@1stutterafter 2 жыл бұрын
What’s the background song?
@indi.element 2 жыл бұрын
Apologies for bombarding but I’m writing these comments in real time as I experience this music. Please let me know what every. single. song. in this video is because wowowow. Eternal gratitude. Infinite thanks. May abundant love and blissings reign upon you.
@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 2 жыл бұрын
I put the music portion in it's own video with all the songs in the video description: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hbySgtx_27i6qoE.html
@Bpl541 4 ай бұрын
I love Hiroshige’s rain pictures and I was enjoying this until I saw the poor turtle.😭
@frankstock2 4 ай бұрын
😊
@debcarsonart 4 ай бұрын
Did they have acrylic paint back then? I am fairly sure they did not. Anyhow, nice vid, new sub.
@genevievedolan1288 4 ай бұрын
I noticed that, which kind of weakens the veracity of the rest of the video, which is a shame
@Dino_Medici 4 ай бұрын
1:53 🥰🤓🤓🌞
@ferth2315 2 жыл бұрын
Good to know if Van Gogh were alive today he’d be a weeb.
@artlovervictoria 4 ай бұрын
Acrylic?
@davejones732 Жыл бұрын
I can't find Hiroshiga's 2 lovers meeting on a bridge...can you?
@Geralds4058 5 ай бұрын
Had to throw chamber of reflection in there
@understandingthetimes4544 4 ай бұрын
I thought i heard van gogh was an apprentice to a wood carver, thats why i always thought his paintings looked like wood carvings
@user-oi3mz8gs2c 7 ай бұрын
Van Gogh was post impressionist.
@user-ok6rl4dt7e 3 ай бұрын
Sezan
@tthomas184 2 жыл бұрын
My understanding is that Hiroshige would have come up with the design, the colors of the print were chosen by the printmaker, similar to how comic books are done today. And their status in Japan was also similar to comic books, low brow art for the masses.
@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 2 жыл бұрын
That was the case after his death, however during his career he gave very specific instructions along with the reference work. Ukiyo-e was definitely for the masses, which is probably why it became so influential and found it's way to Europe. You can actually buy Hiroshige prints from his lifetime for a relatively reasonable price because they were mass produced.
@tthomas184 2 жыл бұрын
@@PeoplesRepublicOfArt Thanks for that additional information. I was a bit disappointed when I heard he didn't choose his colors, so it's good to learn that he was involved in that stage of the process .
@Frisbieinstein 2 жыл бұрын
The fine art of the time was much more polished. But it tended to be very cliched.
@nimitz1739 8 ай бұрын
2:19 good video. But Van Gogh did not use acrylic paint. That wasn’t invented till the 1930s. He used oil paint
@marjoriemoyer3137 4 ай бұрын
I noticed the same thing.
@matthewdegroot4477 4 ай бұрын
Namu Amida Butsu
@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602 4 ай бұрын
The documentary is interesting. But the soundtrack that accompanies the exhibition of the artist's works made me a little drowsy.
@xyzllii 4 ай бұрын
Japonica was the fashion at the time...with may artists not just VAN GO !!! van Gogh being drawn in. Eileen Gray got into lacquer work...Lautrec block printing and so on.
@Musicienne-DAB1995 2 ай бұрын
I believe the narrator already points out how other artists were influenced by japonisme.
@jedsparks7324 2 жыл бұрын
Not acrylic
@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 2 жыл бұрын
Correct. He painted with oil, not acrylic
@charliewrites 4 ай бұрын
Excuse me...Van Gogh used "Acrylic" in his painting? HUH!!!? considering acrylic wasn't invented until the 1930's sometime and wouldn't find itself in the art world until the 1950's,then exploding on the abstract/pop are scene in 1960's...this is extraordinary. Van Gogh must have been a time traveler... Good video. good info, really good music that syncs up well with content.. But really Acrylics in the 19th century????? you might want to clear that up in this video..that's like saying Shakespeare used Sharpies .l.
@KillsAll. 4 ай бұрын
Throw some BABYMETAL in there 😂🦊
@entropyfun 4 ай бұрын
Huh, Van Gogh was an anime fan.
@ypchartrand9787 2 жыл бұрын
I would have appreciated Koto or other forms of traditional music to accompany this wonderful presentation. I feel it would have been a more appropriate match for this exceptionally seminal Japanese artist; I simply had to turn off the audio how discordant with the evanescent beauty of Hiroshige artistic sensibility it became at length.
@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback! I went the non-traditional route of adding songs that moved me and reminded me of the atmosphere of a Hiroshige print. This is of course subjective so I don't expect it to be for everyone. Hope you enjoyed the video nonetheless
@calsavestheworld 2 жыл бұрын
You'd think he'd look up how to pronounce some of the names...
@aquelpibe 2 жыл бұрын
2:20 Did you say Van Gogh used "oil and acrylic"???? Acrylic paint was invented some fifty years later. I could not keep watching.
@trippytanuki1171 2 жыл бұрын
Surprised by the lack of weeb jokes in the comments
@golira19 Жыл бұрын
The one piece is real
@bio-plasmictoad5311 Жыл бұрын
He won't of used acrylic paint. It wasn't made in that time.
@selwynr 4 ай бұрын
It is not "go". Look up the pronunciation. Why do people insist on pronouncing his name incorrectly? He was Dutch, not French.
@tanyaleef5138 Жыл бұрын
Please change Music track
@MrSoso1050 2 жыл бұрын
Anime culture has destroyed what ones was the best examples of art itself just pure beauty.
@MrSoso1050 2 жыл бұрын
It's really a shame Japan is no longer associated with what it was
@patriciaburns1033 2 жыл бұрын
PS I see that Hiroshige inspired every last one of the impressionists, bloody rip off merchants
@PeoplesRepublicOfArt 2 жыл бұрын
I do believe his influence pushed European art to interesting new heights of creativity and color.
@MisterBones223 5 ай бұрын
Van Gogh was a weeaboo before it was invented 😂
@Susan-nm3sx 5 ай бұрын
Why cant Americans say gogh properly? It’s not go….its more like goff? It’s so irritating.
@user-ho2pf5mj5g 4 ай бұрын
🎇🎴🎆 chrys 🪷 mum ❤
@jama1155 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
Art History School
Рет қаралды 371 М.
Joan B Mirviss LTD
Рет қаралды 6 М.
The National Gallery
Рет қаралды 1,2 МЛН
The British Museum
Рет қаралды 65 М.