Japanese Painting - This is an absolutely unique direction in global art. It exists since ancient times, but as a tradition has not lost its popularity and the ability to amaze.

Attentiveness to traditions

East is not only landscapes, mountains and ascending sun. These are also the people who created his story. It is such people that support the tradition of Japanese painting for many centuries, developing and attracting their art. Those who made a considerable contribution to the history of Japanese artists. Modern precisely thanks to them retained all the canons of traditional Japanese painting.

Master of drawing picture

Unlike Europe, Japanese artists preferred to write closer to the chart than to painting. In such pictures, do not find coarse, careless smears of oil, which are so characteristic of impressionists. What is the graphic of such art, like Japanese trees, rocks, animals and birds - everything in these paintings is drawn as clear as possible, solid and confident lines of carcass. All items in the composition necessarily there is a contour. Pouring inside the contour is usually performed by watercolor. The color is blurred, other shades are added, and somewhere leave the paper color. Decorativeness is exactly what distinguishes Japanese paintings from the art of the whole world.

Contrasts in painting

Contrast is another characteristic reception that Japanese artists use. It may be the difference in tone, color or contrast of warm and cold shades.

The artist resorts to the reception when he wants to select some element of the subject. It can be a straw on a plant, a separate petal or tree trunk against the sky. Then the bright, illuminated part of the subject and shadow under it (or vice versa) is depicted.

Transitions and color solutions

Drawing Japanese paintings, often use transitions. They are different: for example, from one color to another. On the petals of water lilies, peonies can see the transition from a light shade to a saturated, bright one color.

Also, transitions are used in the image of the water surface, the sky. A smooth transition from sunset to dark, thickening twilight looks very nice. In drawing clouds, also use transitions from different shades and reflexes.

The main motives of Japanese painting

In art, everything is interconnected with real life, with feelings and emotions of those involved in it. As in the literature, music and other manifestations of creativity, there are several eternal topics in painting. These are historical stories, images of people and nature.

Japanese landscapes are diverse. Often in the pictures there are images of ponds - a favorite interior of the Japanese interior. Several water lilies and bamboo not far away - this is how the usual picture of the 17-18th century looks like.

Animals in Japanese painting

Animals are also a frequently repeated element of Asian painting. Traditionally, this is a crumpled tiger or a domestic cat. In general, Asians love themselves very much and therefore their representatives are found in all forms of oriental art.

The Fauna World is another topic that Japanese painting follows. Birds - cranes, decorative parrots, luxurious peacocks, swallows, imperceptible sparrows and even roosters - they are all found in the drawings of oriental masters.

Fish - no less relevant theme for Japanese artists. Koi carps are a Japanese version of the Golden Fish. These creatures live in Asia in all ponds of even small parks and gardens. Karp Koi is a kind of tradition belonging to Japan. These fish symbolize the struggle, determination, achieving their goal. Not in vain, they are depicted by floating overstream, be sure to decorative crests of the waves.

Japanese paintings: image of people

People in Japanese painting are a special topic. Artists depicted geish, emperors, warriors and elders.

Geisha is drawn surrounded by flowers, always in complex robes with multiple folds and elements.

The wise men draw sitting or explaining something to their disciples. The image of an old scientist is a symbol of history, culture and philosophy of Asia.

The warrior was portrayed formidable, sometimes awesome. Long hair The samurai was drawn in detail and looked like a wire.

Usually all the details of the armor are refined using a carcass. Often, naked warrior decorate tattoos with the image of the Eastern Dragon. This is a symbol of strength and military power of Japan.

Rulers were depicted for imperial families. Beautiful apparels, decorations in the hair of men - what such works of art is replete.

Landscapes

Traditional Japanese landscape - Mountains. Asian painters succeeded in the image of a variety of landscapes: the same top they can portray in different colors, with a different atmosphere. The only thing remains unchanged is the mandatory presence of colors. Usually, along with the mountains, the artist depicts some kind of plant in the foreground and draws it in detail. Beautifully looking paintings with the image of mountains and flowering sakura. And if you draw fallen petals - the picture causes admiration for sad beauty. The contrast in the picture atmosphere is another remarkable quality of Japanese culture.

Hieroglyphs

Often the composition of the painting in Japanese painting is combined with letters. The hieroglyphs have so that it looked beautifully composite. Usually they draw to the left or right of the picture. The hieroglyphs may indicate what is shown in the picture, its name or the name of the artist.

Japan is one of the richest history and culture of powers. All over the world, it is customary to consider the Japanese with pedantic people who find aesthetics absolutely in all manifestations of life. Therefore, the Japanese paintings are always very harmonious in color and tone: if there is some bright color splashing - then only in semantic centers. On the example of paintings by Asian artists, color theory can be studied, the correct transmission of the shape with the help of graphics, composition. The technique of execution of Japanese paintings is so high, which can serve as an example of working with watercolor and the implementation of "laundering" of graphic works.

Japanese painting is a popular traditional view of Japanese art, which is divided into many genres and styles.

Japanese-style painting

Nature's motives found the greatest spread in painting in japanese style. Also in the paintings of the rising sun, various scenes were often depicted from everyday life, samurai, mythological heroes.

The most famous genres of Japanese paintings

Japanese painting technique uki

In the 14th century, the style of Uki-Yo, which included engravings on a tree, on which the life of beautiful geish, actors of the Kabuki Theater, Sumo Fighters and various natural landscapes were shown.

In the process of creating Engraving Ukiyo, the artist, a carver and the press and the whole process consisted of several stages participated. Initially, the painter drew a picture on white paper, then the cutter put the glue on the opposite direction and attached it to a wooden board. When the drawing was glued, parts were cut out of it, which were not painted, thus obtained a printed form. Then the black and white prints were made, the painter attached the necessary colors. The carver made the desired number (up to several tens) printed forms that were combined with a given background or color. Printed after discussion with the artist of the color gamut covered the shape of paint and, applying them to a slightly damp rice paper, created a engraving.

The style in which the Japanese engraving was printed was popular not only in Japan, but also among artists of Western countries, such as Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet and others. This impact on European art is called "Japan".

School of Japanese Monochrome Painting Kano

The most famous Japanese school visual arts is a kano school, the paintings of which were portrayed various birds, animals, mythological beings, Cases from the life of ordinary people. The drawings also applied to the sliding doors of Japanese palaces.

Painting Kano.

Artists of the School Kano, to all of the time, are famous for their magnificent monochrome paintings on Sheocha. A distinctive feature of such creations are combinations of real objects and animals that are in the foreground of the image, with abstract, absolutely distracted components of the rear background (for example, clouds).

In modern Japan, there lives a large number of artists who draw in the style of subculture anime and other spheres of the new Japanese culture. Big recognition received Takashi Muroka, working in the studio of Caiika Kiki. He draws pictures dedicated to the life of a post-war Japanese state and anime, in addition, creates sculptures and paintings in surrealistic style and in traditional national genres.

Japan's painting video

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Article genre - Painting of Japan

Japan's monochrome painting is one of the unique phenomena of the art of the East. She dedicated to a lot of work and research, but often it is perceived as a very conditional thing, and sometimes even decorative. This is not the so-worthwhile world of the Japanese artist is very rich, and he takes care not so much about the aesthetic component, how much about spiritual. Art historian is the synthesis of external and internal, explicit and implicit.

In this post, I would like to pay attention not to the history of monochrome painting, but its essence. This will be discussed.

shirma "Pines" Hasegawa Tikhaku, 1593g.

What we see on monochrome paintings is the result of the interaction of the artist Pine Triada: paper, brush, mascara. Therefore, in order to correctly understand the work, you need to understand the artist myself and its attitude.

"Landscape" Sassu, 1398g.

Paper For the Japanese master, not just a girlfriend, which he subordinates his whim, and rather, on the contrary, it is "fellow", therefore, the attitude towards it has developed. Paper is part of the environment, to which the Japanese always treated tremble and tried not to subordinate to themselves, but peacefully coexist with her. Paper is a tree that stood in a certain area, a certain time, "saw" something around him, and she keeps it all. So the material perceives the Japanese artist. Often the masters before starting the job, they looked at the clean sheet for a long time (contemplated it) and only then kiwood began. Even now modern Japanese artists who are engaged in Nihon-Ga (traditional Japanese painting) carefully choose paper. They buy it under the order on paper factories. For each artist of a certain thickness, moisture permeability and invoices (many artists even conclude an agreement with the owner of the factory not to sell this paper to other artists) - therefore, each picture is perceived as something unique and alive.

"Reading in the bamboo grove" Subun, 1446g.

Speaking of the significance of this material, it is worth mentioning such well-known monuments of the literature of Japan as "notes from the head of Sayny Syunagon and" Genji Monochtari "Murassaki Sikibu: both in the" notes ", and in the" Genzi "you can meet plots when court or lovers exchange messages . The paper on which these messages were written was the corresponding time of the year, the shade, and the manner of writing the text corresponded to its texture.

"Marassaki Sikibu in the temple of Iciim" Kesen

Brush - The second component, this is the continuation of the hand of the master (again - this is natural material). Therefore, the brushes were also made to order, but most often the artist himself. He selected the hairs of the required length, chose the size of the brush and the most convenient handle. The master writes only his brush and no other. (From personal experience: was on the master class of the Chinese artist Jiang Shilun, the audience asked to show that his students who were present at the master class, and each of them, taking a brush of the master, said that it would not be what they would expect Since the brush is not them, they are not accustomed to her and do not know how to use it).

Fuji Sketch Katsusik Hokusai

Mascara - the third important element. Mascara happens different species: It can give a glossy or matte effect after drying, maybe with an admixture of silver or oath shades, so right choice Masca is also not small.

Yamamoto Baitz, end of the XVIII - XIX century.

The main plots of monochrome painting are landscapes. Why is there no color in them?

Steam shirma "Pines", Hasegawa Tikhaku

First, the Japanese artist is not interested in the subject itself, and its essence, a certain component, which is common to all living things and leads to human harmony. Therefore, the image is always a hint, it is addressed to our feelings, and not to sight. In obviousness is the incentive of dialogue, which means the compounds. In the image, lines and stains are important - they form the artistic language. This is not a master's liberty, which where wanted, left a fat footprint there, and elsewhere, on the contrary, was undersonated - everything has its meaning and meaning, and does not carry a random nature.

Secondly, the color always carries some emotional color and perceived differently different people in different states, Therefore, emotional neutrality allows the viewer to join the dialogue most adequately, to arrange it to perception, contemplation, thoughts.

Thirdly, this is the interaction of Yin and Yang, any monochrome picture is harmonious in terms of the ratio of carcass and untouched paper area.

Why most of the paper space is not involved?

"Landscape" Subun, middle of the XV century.

First, the openness of the space is dipping a visitor to the image; Secondly, the image is created as if it fell on the surface for a moment and is about to disappear - this is due to the worldview and worldview; Thirdly, on those areas where there is no carcass to the fore. The texture and shade of paper (on the reproductions it is not always visible, but in fact it is always the interaction of two materials - paper and carcass).

SESSU, 1446

Why landscape?

"Contemplation of waterfall" Gayami, 1478g.

According to the Japanese worldview, the nature of the person is perfect, so he must learn from her, in every way to protect it, and not destroy or subordinate. Therefore, many landscapes can see small images of people, but they are always insignificant, small in relation to the scenery itself, or images of huts that are inscribed in their space and are not always noticeable - these are all symbols of the worldview.

Pictures in Japanese style with their own hands will add individuality and philosophical mood to the interior. Japanese painting is unique and distinctive. One of the most expressive directions is the landscape.

Its characteristic features:

• Easy surreal composition composition. Do not achieve photographic similarity, the main thing is to transfer the mood and feelings arising from thoughtful contemplation.
• The absence of bright colors is only light, pastel, almost transparent halftone.
• Clear, but at the same time smooth contours of figures.

You can create your own hands, of course, not a masterpiece, but the original and original Japanese-style work is ideal for interior decoration.

The easiest option

For those who have a minimum of time, and can not boast of drawing abilities, there is the following picture option with your own hands.

On a leaf of dense cardboard with a thick black gouache or carin, depict a tree branch. Then, a few saucers or disposable plastic plates in different proportions, mix the red and white paint to get different shades of pink. Colors should not be unnecessarily bright. Alternately in each saucer dip the sponge or a piece of the sponge and apparently on the cardboard, depicting sakura flowers. Before applying the next layer, wait until the previous one will dry.

Traditional landscape

If you want a traditional Japanese landscape, take watercolor paints and special paper for drawing them. Paper can be replaced with cardboard. You will still need sharply sharpened pencil, pastel, palette and brushes.

Do not forget that before you start drawing, watercolor paper is impregnated with water.

Please note that the cardboard absorbs water well, it means that the paint needs to be brewed with water is stronger to get the necessary transparent tone. On paper, on the contrary, dries will appear. Therefore, first experiment to find the desired proportion.

Watercolor creation:

• Those who can draw, depict the sketch sheet with their own hands. If you are deprived of abilities, take a ready-made landscape, copy to the tracing and carry on paper. It is impossible to press a pencil strongly. Lines must be slightly noticeable and smooth. Indicate only the main contours. Everything else needs to be refined with a brush.

• Start paint. Start with the background (sky, water) and the largest details (mountains, greens). Use a thick brush. Remember that colors are used light, translucent. From the top edge of the leaf, move to the bottom. Leave until complete drying.

• Then the finest brush, start drawing small details - trunks and branches of trees, houses on a mountainside, birds in the sky, the peaks of the mountains in the snow, butterflies on the flowers. Lines must be clear and smooth. Do not try to be photographically accurate. The main thing is to give the impression. A light feeling of incompleteness and blur is ideal for a Japanese style painting.

• Pastel shallow depicting the shadows on the slopes of the mountains and on the ground, glare on the water. But quite a bit.

• The last barcode is a poem that answers the topic and mood of the landscape. You will find them on thematic Internet sites. Prereterate in writing hieroglyphs to achieve the required ease and grace of strokes. To create an impression of antiquities, mix the black gouache or mascara with brown or dark blue.

Cloth on silk

The main thing here is intuition and sense of measure. It looks implicitly a picture of black lines on an alleum or yellow background, created with your own hands. If the fabric is a pastel color, those who are familiar with the batik, can portray the landscape or simply abstract color background. Get started only when the fabric is completely dry.

• Pick up the appropriate drawing and with the help of tracing or copy paper transfer it to a piece of silk (better than natural). The more lines, the more interesting the work will work.

• Lock the fabric in a stretched position so that it is not crushed. You can simply press the edges of something heavy, but it is better to stretch it on special large hoops for embroidery.

• Next, from the threads of Moulin of the desired colors, start twisting the cords of different thickness. For the main elements (tree trunk, mountain slope, caravel) - 2-4 mm, for small parts - 1 mm or less. It all depends on the format of the canvas and the scale of the image. How to make a lace? Take a few threads for the ends and twist in opposite sides. Then fold in half.

• Made a thin layer, a needle or toothpick, gradually apply PVA glue on the contours. And then, while he did not have time to dry, glue the cord, giving an outline volume, and the entire image is relief. The finished picture is similar to Engraving on the contrary.

• Especially carefully work out the ends and intersection of lines. Carefully cut the cord and hide all sticking threads at the joints. Two end to each other do not impose - the thickness differences look badly.

• Wait until the glue is dry, and insert the cloth into the frame. If it is long and narrow, in the top edge of the scene, the bottom weight and hang it.

Patchwork painting in kinusayig technique

Japanese - people are very practical. That is why old, not suitable for further kimono socks, they cut into small pieces and create wonderful patchwork patterns.

To create a masterpiece with your own hands, you will need the following:

• Tight cardboard sheet;
• Thin foam sheet (square ceiling tile);
• Loskutka fabric identical thickness;
• Syntheps or cotton;
• Glue stick;
• Toothpick or thin needles;
• Accessories for sewing - Threads, needle, portno pins, scissors;
• Paints (the best acrylic).

Stages of work:

• The easiest thing to buy a ready template in a needlework store. There is already scheduled for exactly how to cut it. The kit includes two identical pattern. Otherwise you will have to create it with your own hands.

• Transfer the drawing on the traction and cut into fragments. In order not to get confused, in each piece number.

• Cut the details from the fabric of suitable color. From all sides, add a minimum of 2 mm for the allowance.

• Foam stir into cardboard. Stick on it the second instance of the template and a sharp knife to ride the contours line. The grooves should be about the same depth as the cabin on the fabric.

• Groove edges Mix glue. Toothpick or needle, carefully refuel each patchwork in your place. Leave a small hole to fill it with cotton wool or syntheps.

• Draw paint minor details. Also for decoration you can use thin cords. Japanese picture Ready.

Volumetric works in Osse Technique

Pictures in the technique of Osia are volumetric appliques from paper. This type of decorative and applied art resembles the previous version, but the technique requires greater amplification, accuracy and hardness. In Japan, these paintings do even small children.

You will need:

• Tight cardboard sheet and watman sheet;
• Japanese paper-wasi;
• Thin foam or batting;
• Glue;
• Scissors.

You need precisely paper-Vasi, as it resembles fabric by texture. Normal colored paper does not have the necessary elasticity, it is easy to repeatedly and robbed in bends.

• The cardboard sheet neatly wake the glue and attach a soft lining to it. Wait until the glue dries.
• Make two copies of the selected pattern on Watman - one in normal form, the other in the mirror reflection. The appropriate templates are sold in stores for needlework. Or do it all with your own hands.
• Mirrored copy to the cardboard and cut the drawing to pieces along the lines. Name every detail.
• Cut the same pieces again, but already from colored paper-wasi. Do not forget about allowances - 05, -1 cm.
• Attach the detail of the paper to the soft lining, start your allowances and take them to the cardboard from the reverse side. In the corners and on long rounded lines, so that it is easier to glue, several perpendicular cuts can be made.
• All pieces in order glipe on the first copy of the drawing.

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If you say that the Japanese love their cats, it will not be. Rather, not the whole truth. The Japanese cats love, cherish and admire them. On the Internet a lot of blogs, where the main character is a Japanese cat, the owners of the diaries daily photograph their children and lay out pictures for everyone to review. Such cat diaries have good attendance and a lot of comments. A few words about Japanese cats, in Japan their name is nEKO. (NEKO), and the main breed is Bobtail, its feature is a short tail. All Japanese Naco Blue Blood, if more precisely, they all go beyond to the imperial genus. The fact is that in Japan there are wild cats, but the home does not happen from them, and for the first time arrived at the Emperor Iitzo at the end of the first century, together with the diplomatic mission from China. According to the legend, the monks of the Tendai sect were brought from China to Japan on the ship a lot of Buddhist manuscripts, to protect the precious cargo from mice, they took with them some cats and cats, who were presented as a gift to the emperor. Cats, who settled in the Imperial Palace, were cross each other, which led to mutations and the appearance of short-minded cats such as Bobtail, which in Japan is now a great set. Another legend, the paradise life of the imperial cats ended in 1602, when the production of silk was threatened due to the invasion of mice, destroyed silkworm cocoons. The statues of cats arranged everywhere did not cope with the task of intimidation of mice. Decree of the emperor, all cats were issued to freedom to carry the civil service - the protection of silk and rodents. Unfortunate cats, thrown on the streets of cities, quickly turned out of the palace unblocks in the deft hunters, small thieves and nurses of simpleness. To cause any harm to cats is strictly prohibited, but it was allowed to roaming, and some remained to live where they are satisfied. After some time, the descendants of the imperial cats could be found in the Japanese homes of all classes. Outside of Japan, Bobtail learned relatively recently, after World War II, when the cats were brought to the West American soldiers. The tail of the Japanese bobtail is shortened, there are all verteons in the tail, but they are shortened and deformed. To compensate not enough long tail, the rear paws of the bobtail are much longer than the front. These are very smart cats, they are easy to train, devotees to their owner. Japanese cats are well and harmoniously folded, they are strong, but very slender, elegant and graceful. In the nature of the priest, friendly and affectionate, are perfectly related to children and love to play with them. The Japanese believes that white cats are a symbol of purity, black - scare out unclean power, and the redheads that most are attracting wealth. Three-color cats colors miche (The combination of white-red-black) - bring good luck in everything and are considered a talisman to attract wealth and well-being.