Hokusai vs JMW Turner
Hokusai
VS
JMW Turner
Research Paper #2
Contents
Page 1 ……………………………………………………..Cover Page
Page 2 ……………………………………………………..Contents
Page 3-5 …………………………………………………..Downloaded Images
Page 6 ………………………………………………………Description of Images
Page 7 ………………………………………………………Critique and comparison
Page 8-9 …………………………………………………..Downloaded Biographies
Images
Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1832 Hokusai, Oceans of Wisdom, 1834 Hokusai, The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, 1820 JMW Turner, Chichester Canal, 1828
JMW Turner, The Fighting Temeraire, 1839 JMW Turner, Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino, 1839
Description
• The Great Wave is a seascape polychrome ink painting done on paper by Hokusai. When you first look at it, you almost miss the details because the massive waves seem to tower over the viewer. If you look closely at the waves, you can see there are boats which probably are depicting fishermen as well at the very small looking Mount Fuji in the background thanks to the sheer size of the waves. Because of the boats included he could have been painting a scene of everyday labor grafted onto the seascape view of the mountain as well. The curvature of the wave seem to bring the attention down to the fishermen as well as Mount Fuji maybe a hidden message as to the importance of these two to the culture at that time.
• Oceans of Wisdom is a landscape narrative in a way because it is showing the importance of fishing, the ocean and whaling for the culture. It is a multicolored woodblock print done with very bright cool toned colors. The gradual change in the colors in some areas were done with a dotted effect especially seen around the whale with the blue and the white. The texture of the painting seems very rough and a lot of fine lines are used to define space. Not a lot of shading with gradual change in color is used to give dimension, giving the piece a very flat look.
• The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife can be interpreted only as a dream
VS
JMW Turner
Research Paper #2
Contents
Page 1 ……………………………………………………..Cover Page
Page 2 ……………………………………………………..Contents
Page 3-5 …………………………………………………..Downloaded Images
Page 6 ………………………………………………………Description of Images
Page 7 ………………………………………………………Critique and comparison
Page 8-9 …………………………………………………..Downloaded Biographies
Images
Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1832 Hokusai, Oceans of Wisdom, 1834 Hokusai, The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, 1820 JMW Turner, Chichester Canal, 1828
JMW Turner, The Fighting Temeraire, 1839 JMW Turner, Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino, 1839
Description
• The Great Wave is a seascape polychrome ink painting done on paper by Hokusai. When you first look at it, you almost miss the details because the massive waves seem to tower over the viewer. If you look closely at the waves, you can see there are boats which probably are depicting fishermen as well at the very small looking Mount Fuji in the background thanks to the sheer size of the waves. Because of the boats included he could have been painting a scene of everyday labor grafted onto the seascape view of the mountain as well. The curvature of the wave seem to bring the attention down to the fishermen as well as Mount Fuji maybe a hidden message as to the importance of these two to the culture at that time.
• Oceans of Wisdom is a landscape narrative in a way because it is showing the importance of fishing, the ocean and whaling for the culture. It is a multicolored woodblock print done with very bright cool toned colors. The gradual change in the colors in some areas were done with a dotted effect especially seen around the whale with the blue and the white. The texture of the painting seems very rough and a lot of fine lines are used to define space. Not a lot of shading with gradual change in color is used to give dimension, giving the piece a very flat look.
• The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife can be interpreted only as a dream