DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE WORK OF THE JAPANESE ARTIST IKENAGA YASUNARI.

Ruslan Vologodskiy

UDC

75.041.5

DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE WORK OF THE JAPANESE ARTIST IKENAGA YASUNARI.

Published in Siberian Art History Journal · Pages 24–35 · Rubric: Foreign art history

Received: 15.06.2023 Accepted: 16.06.2023 Published: 16.06.2023

Authors

Ruslan Vologodskiy

Siberian Federal University Russian Federation · Krasnoyarsk

ABSTRACT

This work is an overview of the work of Japanese artist Ikenaga Yasunari, who is one of the most famous Japanese artists working in traditional Japanese painting techniques. The article describes the biography of the artist and a series of paintings depicting girls in traditional Japanese clothes. An analysis of Ikenaga Yasunari's creative style and technique is also presented, including the use of colors, shapes and elements of nature to convey the tenderness and beauty of girls in his paintings. Moreover, the paper discusses the significance of Yasunari's work for Japanese and world culture. The article will also present a study of the socio-cultural context in which Yasunari lived and worked, and how this context influenced his creative aesthetics. An important aspect that is considered in this study is the interaction of traditional and modern elements in the work of Ikenaga Yasunari. The aesthetics of Japanese painting and how Yasunari used its elements in his works are discussed. In the artist's paintings, we see a combination of traditional motifs and techniques with modern trends and ideas, including the principles of laying space, masterful processing of light and shadow, as well as the use of decorative elements and symbols. All this makes his work unique and relevant for today.

KEYWORDS

Ikenaga Yasunari, Japanese painting, portraits of girls, nihonga, bidzinga, traditions

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Doctor of Cultural Studies, Docent

Julia Zamaraeva

rybka08@bk.ru

Candidate of Philosophical Sciences

Anastasia Kistova

Candidate of Cultural Studies, Docent

Maria Kolesnik

masha_kolesnik@mail.ru

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor

Natal'ya P. Kopceva