The artist incorporated Japanese styles into his work in several ways.
Along with his brother Theo, Van Gogh amassed a huge collection of ukiyo-e prints, many of which he hung around his studio. One Impressionist particularly inspired by the Japanese art entering Europe was Vincent van Gogh. Below are six artists spanning three centuries whose work has taken inspiration from Japan.
Japanese aesthetics and culture have continued to influence artists, from the Arts and Crafts movement to Abstract Expressionism to the internet-influenced present. By 1872, a new term was coined to describe the craze for all things Japanese: Japonisme. The motifs and techniques they observed in the prints-a focus on nature and everyday scenes, as well as compositional methods of extreme cropping, unusual vantage points, and depth created through broad planes of color instead of point perspective-greatly influenced their own work. They were awed by what they saw and took special note of the ukiyo-e prints, which many of them voraciously collected. In attendance was an emerging group of avant-garde artists, soon to be known as the Impressionists. At the 1867 World’s Fair in Paris, Japan exhibited a wide range of decorative objects and art, including bronzes, brush paintings, textiles, ceramics, and the popular ukiyo-e woodblock prints. The Dutch had an exclusive trade agreement with Japan during this period, but when American commodore Matthew Perry entered Edo Bay with warships in 1853, he forced an end to the country’s 250 years of near-isolation, fully opening it up to trade with the West.Īn influx of Japanese art, textiles, and other objects quickly flooded the U.S. From the 17th century onwards, Dutch imports of East Asian objets d’art created a frenzy among wealthy Europeans for exotic silks, ceramics, and other treasures. Japanese art has long been a source of fascination and inspiration for Western artists.
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