Gems of the Centennial Exhibition: Consisting of Illustrated Descriptions of Objects of an Artistic Character, in the Exhibits of the United States, Great Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Russia, Japan, Ch
Gems of the Centennial Exhibition: Consisting of Illustrated Descriptions of Objects of an Artistic Character, in the Exhibits of the United States, Great Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Russia, Japan, Ch
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...and fine modeling, narrower in range, less profound in motive, less fettered by rule or fashion, Japanese art is so subtile, free, and varied in decorative expression, so full of delicious coquetries and surprises, that it never becomes stale or monotonous. It seems to aim to express the real and naturalistic in a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...and fine modeling, narrower in range, less profound in motive, less fettered by rule or fashion, Japanese art is so subtile, free, and varied in decorative expression, so full of delicious coquetries and surprises, that it never becomes stale or monotonous. It seems to aim to express the real and naturalistic in a purely spiritual and typical fashion, and to care nothing for truth of form, as long as the essential thought is embodied with boldness and point. The religious influences and the picturesque surroundings of life in Japan have fostered the closest sympathy with the natural world, both in its realistic and mystical aspects; and we find in all their art-methods this sympathy manifested in the most rich and varied forms. Bestowing little heed on the grammar of Art, the Japanese concentrate their attention on the vivid rendering of some specific motive, and do not hesitate to heighten the effect by crowding in the most incongruous contrasts of life and Nature, yet not without its own underlying purpose. In brief, this nation conceives Art as best fulfilling its function when it affects the imagination by a limitless suggestiveness, rather than when pleasing the senses by superior skill in imitation or illusion. As a corollary of this, it may be noticed that the forms in Japanese art, however grotesque or unnatural, are marked by amazing vigor and vitality. This is one secret of the attainments of this people in purely decorative art. Every line and tint has a direct and energetic meaning. It is in the use of color that the aesthetic temperament of a nation is most strongly manifested. In dealing with this element, the artist has only to consult its relations to his purpose, how best to oppose, balance, graduate, heighten, or tone its qualities, so as ...
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