Japanese painting is an absolutely unique trend in world art. It exists from ancient times, but as a tradition has not lost its popularity and ability to surprise.
Attention to tradition
East is not only landscapes, mountains and risingthe sun. It is also the people who created his story. Such people maintain the tradition of Japanese painting for many centuries, developing and multiplying their art. Those who made a significant contribution to the history of art were Japanese artists. Modern works of art thanks to them retained all the canons of traditional Japanese painting.
The manner of execution of paintings
Unlike Europe, Japanese artistspreferred to write closer to the graphic than to painting. In such paintings one cannot find coarse, careless strokes of oil, which are so characteristic of the impressionists. What is the graphic art of such art as Japanese painting? Flowers, trees, rocks, animals and birds - everything in these paintings is drawn as clearly as possible, with firm and confident lines of carcass. All items in the composition must have a contour. Filling inside the contour is usually done in watercolor. The color is blurred, other shades are added, and somewhere leave the color of the paper. Decorative effect is exactly what distinguishes Japanese paintings from the art of the whole world.
Contrasts in painting
Contrast is another characteristic technique used by Japanese artists. It may be the difference in tone, color or contrast of warm and cold hues.
The artist resorts to receive when he wantsselect some element of the subject. This may be a vein on a plant, a separate petal or a tree trunk against the sky. Then the light, illuminated part of the object and the shadow under it (or vice versa) are depicted.
Transitions and colors
Drawing Japanese paintings often use transitions.They are different: for example, from one color to another. On the petals of water lilies, peonies, you can see a transition from a light shade to a rich, bright color.
Also transitions are used in the image of water.surface sky A smooth transition from sunset to dark, gathering twilight looks very beautiful. In drawing clouds, they also use transitions from different shades and reflexes.
The main motives of Japanese painting
In art, everything is interconnected with real life,with the feelings and emotions of those involved in it. As in literature, music and other manifestations of creativity, in painting there are several eternal themes. These are historical plots, images of people and nature.
Japanese landscapes are varied.Often in the paintings there are images of ponds - the favorite subject of the interior of the Japanese. Ornamental pond, several water lilies and bamboo nearby - this is how an ordinary picture of the 17-18th century looks.
Animals in Japanese painting
Animals are also a common element.Asian painting. Traditionally, it is a crouching tiger or domestic cat. In general, Asians are very fond of the cat family, and therefore their representatives are found in all forms of oriental art.
The world of fauna is another topic that followsJapanese painting. Birds - cranes, decorative parrots, luxurious peacocks, swallows, inconspicuous sparrows and even roosters - they are all found in the drawings of oriental craftsmen.
Fish - no less relevant topic for Japaneseartists. Koi carps are the Japanese version of the goldfish. These creatures inhabit Asia in all the ponds of even small parks and gardens. Karp koi is a kind of tradition belonging to Japan. These fish symbolize struggle, determination, achievement of their goal. No wonder they are depicted floating along the stream, necessarily with decorative crests of the waves.
Japanese paintings: a picture of people
People in Japanese painting are a special subject. The artists depicted geisha, emperors, warriors and elders.
Geishas are drawn in a circle of colors, always in complex garments with many folds and elements.
Sages are drawn by sitting or explaining something to their students. The image of the old scientist is a symbol of the history, culture and philosophy of Asia.
Warrior portrayed formidable, sometimes frightening. Samurai’s long hair was drawn in detail and looked like wire.
Usually, all the details of the armor are refined using mascara. Often, nude parts of a warrior’s body are decorated with tattoos depicting an oriental dragon. It is a symbol of the strength and military power of Japan.
The rulers were portrayed for imperial families. Beautiful attire, jewelry in the hair of men - what such works of art abound with.
Landscapes
Traditional Japanese landscape - mountains.Asian painters have succeeded in depicting various landscapes: they can portray the same peak in different colors, with different atmospheres. The only thing that remains the same is the obligatory presence of colors. Usually, along with the mountains, the artist depicts a plant in the foreground and draws it in detail. Look beautiful pictures of mountains and cherry blossoms. And if you draw falling petals - the picture is admired by the sad beauty. The contrast in the atmosphere of the picture is another remarkable quality of Japanese culture.
Hieroglyphs
Often the composition of the painting in Japanese paintingcombined with the letters. Hieroglyphs are arranged so that they look beautifully compositional. Usually they are painted on the left or right of the picture. Hieroglyphs may denote what is depicted in the picture, its name or the name of the artist.
Japan is one of the richest in history andculture of powers. All over the world, the Japanese are considered to be pedantic people who find aesthetics in absolutely all manifestations of life. Therefore, Japanese paintings are always very harmonious in color and tone: if there are blotches of some bright color, it is only in the semantic centers. On the example of paintings by Asian artists, one can study the theory of color, the correct transfer of form using graphics, composition. The technique of performing Japanese paintings is so high that it can serve as an example for working with watercolors and performing the “washing” of graphic works.
