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| Yukino Michi (Snowy Road) / Maurice de Vlaminck (1876 - 1958) |
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Born in Paris, he was a self-taught artist. He met fellow artist André Derain and shared a studio in Chatou.
In 1901, he visited a van Gogh exhibition and there he was introduced to Henri Matisse. In 1905, he exhibited his works at the Salon d'automne and became part of the Fauves art movement. Later he was influenced by Paul Cézanne and changed his style to Well-constructed compositions and began to paint landscapes with impetuous brushwork.
'Yukino Michi' shows wild and intense emotions in cold colors such as black. He painted in simple compositions and used vivid comparison between darkness and brightness with powerful, speedy brush strokes. |
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| Akikusa (Autumn Flowers) (1897) / Seiki Kuroda(1866 - 1924) |
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Born in Kagoshima, Japan.
In 1884, he left for Europe initially to study law. But he resolved to learn Western-style paintings and studied under Raphael Collin.
In 1893, he returned to Japan. His bright style, called plein-air painting, had a huge impact upon the contemporary Western art. In 1896, he formed Hakubakai and became a professor of the Western Painting department at Tokyo Art School. He was also appointed as a judge for the Ministry of Education Art Exhibition (Bunten) and the Imperial Fine Arts Academy Award (Teiten). He was central figure among artists and led the world of Western-style paintings in Japan.
'Akikusa' was displayed at the 2nd Hakubakai Exhibition along with 'Kohan (Lakeside)'. A young woman in a kimono lingering in the shade of a bush clover tree has a lot of sentiment and brilliantly shows the bright, pure atmosphere of the autumn. |
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Chosen Fukei (Korean Scenery) (1913) / Takeji Fujishima (1867 - 1943) |
Born in Kagoshima city
First he studies Japanese-style paintings but he left for Tokyo in 1884, became interested in Western-style paintings and studied under Yukihiko Soyama. In 1896, he contributed to the establishment of Hakubakai. In the same year he became an associate professor of the Western Painting department at Tokyo Art School and taught young artists together with Mr. Seiki Kuroda. In 1905, the Ministry of Education sent him to Europe to study and there he studied under Carolus-Duran.
He released romantic and decorative paintings, established his own strong style and became as a great pioneer of the modern Western-style paintings in Japan as Mr. Kuroda.
'Chosen Fukei' was painted when he visited Korea in 1913. It shows the ethnicity of Korea in the composition - omitting details and leaving nothing to waste and using clear comparisons in colors. |
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