Japanism and Japanisms: Inspirations of Japanese Printmaking in Ukrainian Art of the Late Nineteenth–First Third of the Twentieth Century
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https://doi.org/10.34630/e-rei.vi14.7444Keywords:
artistic dialogue, visual culture, European Japanism, Ukrainian art, Japanese printmaking, , architecture, painting, graphic artAbstract
The article examines the influence of Japanese printmaking on the work of Ukrainian artists of the late 19th and first third of the 20th centuries. The topic is updated by rethinking Japanism as a transcultural phenomenon and a successful example of intercultural artistic dialogue. The article aims to analyze Ukrainian artistic practices inspired by Japanese printmaking and to identify the main principles and techniques for using the aesthetic experience of Japanese masters. The scholarly novelty of the presented results lies in expanding the overall picture of Japanism as a transcultural phenomenon; in elucidating the paths and forms of influence of Japanese printmaking on the visual arts of Ukraine; in defining approaches to the creative reinterpretation of the experience of Japanese masters; and in introducing new names and works into scholarly circulation. The dissemination of Japanism in Ukraine is considered against the backdrop of the dramatic processes of the first third of the twentieth century. The works of Japanese, European, and, in particular, Ukrainian artists presented in the article illustrate the migration of artistic ideas and challenge destructive discourses..
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