...Japanese ceramics and many other crafts and art works were presented in the Paris Exposition Universelle. Among those, Ukiyo-e was also included, and in Japan at that time, Ukiyo-e was not rated high since it was colored wood block printings about genre of low class people. When Japan started to trade with Erope, Ukiyo-e was used to wrap other goods and it was easily obtainable at the tea shops. However, there were some artists recognize Ukiyo-e ahead of time and they were Impressionist artists like Manet and Monet. They could find a tradition that was not damaged by rules and stereotyped measures of academic, which the French artists tried to remove. Ukiyo-e was a popular form of printed art in Japan during the Edo period which was usually depicting scenes from everyday lives such as life of the common people, the background of a stage, beautiful women on streets or prostitutes, landscapes and more. Ukiyo-e is especially known for its exceptional woodblock prints. Ukiyo-e woodblock prints were not black and white, but it was very colorful and bright colored woodblock prints. Ukiyo-e’s special features are first, the use of line and the flatness. Ukiyo-e was formed by line, which they outlined all the figures and the objects in the print, and the blank space and the designed part were divided very clearly, so it did not give three dimensional effect. Second, Ukiyo-e showed bright and unrestricted color. Bright and intense color made the print very flat and gave enrich of expression...
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...Hakkei): Fan Prints by Ukagawa Hiroshige Ukiyo-e, also called “pictures of the floating world” revolutionized art for Japan and for the rest of the world. Artists practicing Ukiyo-e would carefully craft woodblock prints depicting scenes of daily life against the backdrop of Japan’s landscapes. However, these scenes were far from ordinary. Each subject pops off the page with color and thrives within a scene of meticulous detail. Whether it be a landscape or a lively city scene, each print is eye-catching and unique. Some of these prints are well-known today, such as Hokusai’s The Great Wave or Hiroshige’s Sudden Shower Over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake , but most remain relatively unknown. Utagawa Hiroshige was a famous master of Ukiyo-e prints with a wide variety of artwork on a variety of media. One such medium was uchiwa-e, fan prints. These images, although not as well-known, represent a great amount of his work. In particular, his 8 Views of Edo (Edo Hakkei), was very popular during his time. This collection, entitled Hakkei, is a series of scenes portraying beautifully dressed geisha women placed in the foreground of famous sites in Edo. Each plate includes a different location, including Mount Fuji, Ryogoku, Tsukuda and the Sumida River. Interestingly enough, Utagawa Hiroshige’s intention was to capture and popularize the majestic beauty of these places, not their geisha subjects. Woodblock printing did not begin with the Ukiyo-e movement. Instead, it began long before:...
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...Jo (Shihui) Wang La Japonaise and Rue du Caire: The Artistic Colonialism in the late 19th century France The second half of the 19th century was a time of unprecedented changes in European society. Commerce developed with the Industrial Revolution; technological innovations produced an increasingly material world; and colonial empires expanded tremendously into various continents. As a result of the commercial relationships with the colonies and the rest of the world, Europe was engaging with an unprecedented variety and depth of cultural exchanges. Looking at the refreshingly exotic forms of foreign art from the point of view of great imperial powers, European artists sought to incorporate the Oriental elements into European society as a means to either strengthen the existing conventions of the society, or to undermine them. One example of this phenomenon was the construction of a street named Rue du Caire as part of the Worlds’ Fair Exposition in Paris in 1889. Another example was the painting titled La Japonaise by Claude Monet in 1876. Both La Japonaise and the Rue du Caire appropriated and modified Eastern artistic elements to meet the imaginations and needs of the French viewers of the 19th century. However, their executions varied because of their respective forms of art as well as the existing perceptions held by West towards the two different societies. Both the painting La Japonaise and...
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...father’s death, Hiroshige accepted the title of fire warden. Soon after, he applied for an apprenticeship at the Toyokuni School and Toyohiro School. Toyokuni and Toyohiro were both students of the founder of the Utagawa School, Toyoharu. Hiroshige was only accepted at the Toyohiro School. While studying at the Toyohiro School, Hiroshige studied Kano and Shijo painting style and created traditional ukiyo-e prints like print of kabuki actors and bijinga (beautiful women)....
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...Jonathan Quinones 6-4-2012 History of Art II Thomas Walters Beneath the Summit The artwork I’ve chose for my paper is Rainstorm Beneath the Summit by Katsushika Hokusai. This artwork was made by a Japanese print technique called ukiyo-e or color woodcut which was introduce to Japan from China. Rainstorm Beneath the Summit is part of a series of prints Hokusai made called Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. It was made by carving the outline of the image on wood onto a piece of silk. Rainstorm Beneath Summit was made by the artist Katsushika Hokusai. I chose this painting because of its dark colors. I have always been fascinated with Japanese art and culture. This painting is one of thirty-six in Hokusai's “Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji” Collection. The lines on the painting are very simple, the clouds are made up with swirls, the green hills on the back are just lines going up and down. Mount Fuji itself is very simple, line going up then a straight line on top followed by a curved line going down. The colors is what brings out the main attraction, the top part of the painting is bright with white, green, blue and a bit of grey. The bottom however is dark with red, brown and black. These colors is what bring out the painting to life, also at the bottom right there is a streak of red almost resembling a lightning storm. This shows that a storm is brewing beneath Mount Fuji. In conclusion...
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...It is a common characteristic for people to drift from simplistic values and instead to worry over past regrets or strive for an ambiguous future. Hokusai was a Japanese artist in Edo and is most known for his paintings depicting perspectives of Mount Fuji. Although living in different eras, Cho Hon, a Korean artist, wrote a poem emphasizing similar ideas including the temporal manner of humanity’s effects. Hokusai’s painting, Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple in the Eastern Capital, and Cho Hon’s “Untitled” share common themes of discovering tranquility through the intertwinement of humans and nature, the significance of understanding one’s impermanent life, and the constant flux of time. In Hokusai’s painting, the small size of the mountain behind many elements of nature depict less significance than the temple in foreground, despite being its focal point.This subtle configuration could suggest that although the mountain provides protection and beauty, people tend to focus on materialistic structures instead, represented by the brighter temple. In Hon’s poem, he writes that “The boatman is gone”. Through fishing, this man’s survival relied on nature, and likewise, the forest shown in the painting provided lumber for Edo’s people. Once each tree was cut, another should be planted to keep balance in the mutual benefits nature and humans supply each other. Humans are part of nature, and although they commonly distract themselves with consumerist desires, the trees, air, and water will...
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...From 1886 to 1905, Beato’s photographic career in Burma provides content for an examination of his visual and contextual representations of the Southeast Asian country. Clearly aware of his audience, Beato showed a desire to cater to the Western consumers’ demand through both his imaging strategies and his business practices. His photographic depiction of Burma was closely tied to its intended purpose of consumption, commoditizing the Burmese image for the Western eyes as a series of pleasing, and ultimately collectable images with market values. Despite the temporal distance, these early travel photographs share many similarities with the online archives of their equivalent in the digital age. Intended for export, the images are sought for as building blocks of subjective reconstruction of cultures of the “other”. Seeing Beato’s photographs as a representational form of bi-cultural production to create a reality that only exists in flat images can help us understand the popularity of travel photography in the contemporary society. The twentieth century celebrates travel and photography with auxiliary, often mass-produced media, such as magazines, postcards and photo books, making travel photographs available to a wider range of audience. Tourist destinations are widely promoted through photographic representations, as travelling is not only a physical experience, but also a visual one. Travellers are “consumers of places” , and photography is often their means to narrate the...
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...Hokusa’s The Great Wave is one the the most famous works of art in the world and is probably the most iconic Japanese artwork. The painting depicts a big wave that is about to crash down on three boats and their crews. Katshushika Hokusai is the creator of this print who was about 70 years old at the time. This painting was created when Japanese trade was heavily restricted. But despite this, thousands of copies were made and were sold at very cheap prices. The Great Wave was a part of Hokusai Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji, which he made between 1830-1833. It was a multi-colored woodblock print that was made of of ink and color on paper that was about 10 x 14 inches. Every image in the series features a glimpse of the mountain, but it doesn’t...
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...TOKYO: Although he's behind one of the greatest mold brands to leave Japan, Issey Miyake loathes being known as a form creator. Possibly an originator, even an artist, yet not that unimportant, drift viewing, prominent utilization known as form. What he has sought after since he began in the 1970s is more immortal. His rational attire is intended to commend the human body. Furthermore, it's anybody's or everybody's body — any race, manufacture, size or age. "The work of Miyake Issey," at the National Art Center in Tokyo, is a moving adventure through his innovative personality. The show incorporates his mark creases that change typically vile polyester into chic. In another corner, mannequins are associated by a move of texture to highlight his A-POC, or "a bit of material," arrangement that started in 1998. A-POC utilizes PC innovation as a part of weaving to make APPAREL in the meantime texture is being created. Over and over, the show drives home Miyake's fundamental idea of a solitary bit of material, be it hung, collapsed, cut or wrapped, yet he doesn't see the display as a "review," says Midori Kitamura, president of Miyake Design Studio and the display's maker. "He is constantly forward-looking," Kitamura said, wearing a dark Miyake sweater beat that can be cut at the neckline and sleeves along punctured lines, and a miniskirt that unsettles like a bloom at her hip. "Attempting to get up to speed with him is the narrative of my vocation." One stark piece suitably...
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...MAT220 119. Explain how to solve an exponential equation when both sides can be written as a power of the same base. When an exponential equation has both sides of the equation as the same base one needs to rewrite the equation in the form of bM=bN. For instance, 24x-3=8. To make this the same base we need to make 8 a base of two by writing it as 2^3. Then we have 24x-3=23. Then we get rid of the base and get 4x-3=3. Finally we solve for x. 4x-3=3 4x=6 x=23 120. Explain how to solve an exponential equation when both sides cannot be written as a power of the same base. Use 3x = 140 in your explanation. To solve this equation one needs to use a natural logarithm or ln. First take the ln of both sides, ln 3x= ln 140 Then using bx= x ln b, move the variable to the front, x ln 3 = ln 140 Solve for x, x= ln3ln140= 1.0986122887/4.9416424226 = 0.22231723680404. 121. Explain the differences between solving log31x - 12 = 4 and log31x - 12 = log3 4. When solving log31x - 12 = 4 one needs to write it in the form of bc=M. To do this we do the following; logbM=c means bc=M. 1) log31x - 12 = 4 2) 34=x-12 3) 81=x-12 4) x=93 In the case of log31x - 12 = log3 4, since the log is the same on both sides of the equation the will be omitted. The new equation would be; 1x-12=4. Then solve as normal. Add 12 to 4 to get 16, leaving 1x, which is just x and you have x=16. 122. In many states, a 17% risk of a car accident...
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...MA131 0 : Module 2 Exponential a nd Logarithmic Functions Exercise 2 .2 Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations 1 Answer the following questions to complete this exercise: 1. Solve the following exponential equation by expressing each side as a power of the same base and then equating exponents: 6 x = 216 2. Solve the following exponential equation: e x = 22.8 Express the solution in terms of natural logarithms. Then, use a calculator to obtain a decimal approximation for the solution. 3. Solve the following logarithmic equation: log 7 x = 2 Reject any value of x that is not in the domain of the original logarithmic expression. Give the exact answer. 4. Solve the following logarithmic equation: log ( x + 16) = log x + log 16 Reject any value of x that is not in the domain of the original logarithmic expression. Give the exact answer. 5. The population of the world has grown rapidly during the past century. As a result, heavy demands have been made on the world's resources. Exponential functions and equations are often used to model this rapid growth, and logarithms are used to model slower growth. The formula 0.0547 16.6 t Ae models the population of a US state, A , in millions, t years after 2000. a. What was the population in 2000? b. When will the population of the state reach 23.3 million? 6. The goal of our financial security depends on understanding how money in savings accounts grows in remarkable...
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...Nina Hills MAT 205 /Week 2 Focus on Application 07/11/2014 The concept of this week was to look at function problems that can include exponentials and logarithms with functions. These functions help with situations such as profit analysis, compound interest, continues compound interest or even doubling time for an investment. An example that I have that would go very well with today’s day in age would be simply the economy on its own. Our economy has taken such a huge turn downhill due to big banks making poor choices of investment. With that, many people don’t have savings accounts, 401K’s and such for their own future ahead. These two examples are examples of ways we may save for our retirement, but at this point there is a bare chance of that happening at an earlier on age. Many will have to work longer throughout their lives just to make sure that they are financially set when entering retirement. With the concepts of this week, we can calculate how long it would take to double a certain amount of investment in a certain time period with a fixed interest rate that would play upon a certain interval. A=P(1+r/m)^mt This equation can help determine t (time), for the principal to double. We can put in 2P for A, due to the other known values are r (interest rate) and m=1. Once we solve for t, we know the amount of time it will take to double our investment. With this week’s concept, we can predict at a pretty accurate rate the amount of time it takes to grow...
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...model a variety of realworld phenomena: growth of populations of people, animals, and bacteria; radioactive decay; epidemics; absorption of light as it passes through air, water, or glass; magnitudes of sounds and earthquakes. We consider applications in these areas plus many more in the sections very important. As a part of our BBA course, we are required to submit a term paper for every subject each semester. As our Advance Business Mathematics faculty Associate Professor Lt. Col. Md. Showkat Ali has asked us to submit a term paper on a topic upon our will. So, we have decided to choose “Exponential & Logarithmic Functions”. to graph exponential functions to evaluate functions with base e to learn the use of compound interest formulas to learn the changing from logarithmic to exponential form to learn the changing from exponential to logarithmic form to learn the evaluation of logarithms to learn the use of basic logarithmic properties to learn the use of graph logarithmic functions to find the domain of a logarithmic function to learn the use of common logarithms to learn the use of natural logarithms to learn the use of the product rule to learn the use of the quotient rule to learn the use of the power rule to...
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...This lab requires you to: • Evaluate exponential functions. • Graph exponential functions. • Evaluate functions with base e. • Change from logarithmic to exponential form. • Change from exponential to logarithmic form. • Evaluate logarithms. • Use basic logarithmic properties. • Graph logarithmic functions. • Find the domain of a logarithmic function. • Use common logarithms. • Use natural logarithms. • Use the product rule. • Use the quotient rule. • Use the power rule. • Expand logarithmic expressions. • Condense logarithmic expressions. • Use the change-of-base property. Answer the following questions to complete this lab: 1. State in a few words, what is an exponential function? 2. What is the natural exponential function? 3. Evaluate 4–1.5 using a calculator. Round your answer to three decimal places. 4. The formula S = C (1 + r)^t models inflation, where C = the value today r = the annual inflation rate S = the inflated value t years from now Use this formula to solve the following problem: If the inflation rate is 3%, how much will a house now worth $510,000 be worth in 5 years? 5. Write 6 = log2 64 in its equivalent exponential form. 6. Write 8y = 300 in its equivalent logarithmic form. 7. Hurricanes are some of the largest storms on earth. They are very low pressure areas with diameters of over 500 miles. The barometric air pressure in inches of mercury at a distance of x miles from the eye of a severe hurricane is modeled by the formula...
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...This is an essay about nothing in order to qualify for this site it must contain at least 250 words. So On the left-hand side above is the exponential statement "y = bx". On the right-hand side above, "logb(y) = x" is the equivalent logarithmic statement, which is pronounced "log-base-b of y equals x"; The value of the subscripted "b" is "the base of the logarithm", just as b is the base in the exponential expression "bx". And, just as the base b in an exponential is always positive and not equal to 1, so also the base b for a logarithm is always positive and not equal to 1. Whatever is inside the logarithm is called the "argument" of the log. Note that the base in both the exponential equation and the log equation (above) is "b", but that the x and y switch sides when you switch between the two equations.PrintHidden<p><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">Note: The graphic in the box below is animated in the original ("live") web lesson.</font></p> —The Relationship Animated— | | If you can remember this relationship (that whatever had been the argument of the log becomes the "equals" and whatever had been the "equals" becomes the exponent in the exponential, and vice versa), then you shouldn't have too much trouble with logarithms. Copyright © Elizabeth Stapel 2002-2011 All Rights Reserved //(I coined the term "The Relationship" myself. You will not find it in your text, and your teachers and tutors will have no idea...
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