Ukiyo-e: Floating World Images

Name: Ukiyo-e: Floating World Images
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-08-26
Duration: 52 min
Rating: 6
Cast: John Boyle, Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Ukiyo-e, Images Du Monde Flottant

6.0 (1)2008-08-2652m

Documentary

Overview

400 years ago, in Japan, a revolutionary art was born and would influence the greatest Western artists of the late nineteenth century, the Ukiyo-E "floating images of the world." A wonderful trip in a world of beauty and discovery. The concept and objectives of this documentary are, on the one hand, to show, teach and discover Japanese art (Japanese stamps and prints) and, on the other hand, to demonstrate the influence of Japanese stamps on Western modern art, showing in comparison some of the Most famous paintings (impressionism or paintings by Van Gogh).