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How Japonisme Shaped Modern Art

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Coined in the late 19th century to describe the Western craze for Japanese art and design, the influence of Japonisme blossomed after Japanese ports reopened to Western trade in 1854 after being closed to the West for over 200 years, and in doing so helped to lay the foundations for Modern Art. And in Japonisme they found it.

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Print or Poster?

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" But there are many types of prints, only a few being etchings, lithographs, screen-prints, and wood-cuts. " A lithograph is produced by applying an image to a grained surface (stone or aluminum) using a greasy medium such as tusche, crayon, pencils, or lacquer. Today, they are considered works of fine art!

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Sacred Geometry in Art History: Divine Creativity

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Leonardo Da Vinci – Hombre Vitruviano, Lithograph. Eternally Golden: Sacred Geometry in Modern and Contemporary Times Kasimir Malevich – Black Circle. More recent applications across modern art and design reveal the timeless application of sacred geometry. Sold for 250 EUR via Litografias.net (March 2022).

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The Aesthetic Movement: Beauty For Beauty’s Sake

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What started from the homes and studios of a radical group of artists and designers in 1860s England would prize beauty above all else as they sought to escape the ugliness and materialism of the Industrial Age. Whistler, Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge, color lithograph, c.