As soon as you enter the exhibition, a room with high
ceilings and red walls evokes a universe unknown to many: Japanese culture. A
historical journey through daily images that, together with the calm of a
subtle traditional melody, reveals more than four centuries of the history of the
Japanese country technologyify.
Japan, a story of love and war has more than 200 pieces,
produced from the Edo period (1603-1868) to the 20th century, and made by
prestigious Japanese artists of the time, such as Hiroshige, Utamaro, Hokusai
and Kuniyosh worldbeautytips.
Between prints, kimonos, armor, fans and photographs, you
will immerse yourself in the secrets of 19th century Japanese life and discover
the fascinating world of geishas, samurai or shunga prints, characterized by
their eroticism.
The exhibition, a sensory experience and one of the most
anticipated of this season, can be seen in the CentroCentro cultural space of
the Madrid City Council technologyford.
Do not miss it.
Through a selection of more than 200 works, the floating
world of ukiyo-e arrives in Madrid for the first time thanks to one of the most
prestigious collections in the world, a veritable journey to discover the
elegant and refined atmosphere of Japan techiesin.
In addition to the presence of the most prestigious Japanese
artists, such as Hiroshige, Utamaro, Hokusai or Kuniyoshi, the exhibition
offers a complete overview of life in Japan from the Edo period (1603-1868) to
the 20th century through displays of samurai armours , kimonos, fans and
photographs.
The route developed through eleven sections meanders between
the persuasive feminine world of geishas , the legend of the faithful samurai
warriors , without leaving behind the story of the birth of ukiyo-e and the
famous shunga prints , rich in eroticism technologyies.
The cultural world is immortalized in the portraits of
actors and in the scenes of the Nō and Kabuki theater , while the world of
nature is idealized through the painting of flowers, birds and landscapes.
The staging of the exhibition is completed with objects and
elements of Japanese life : kimonos, samurai and their rituals, the important
work of cultural transmission of the Nō or Kabuki theater , the aesthetic
advances in ukiyo-e engraving , of such transcendence for the European
avant-garde of the 19th century and the Zen religion, of rigid morality, whose
teachings are perceived by the visual and artistic perception of these works.
This exhibition concludes with the shashin or photographs ,
belonging to advanced times and considered copies of the authentic, which
symbolize a global vision of a complex and fascinating culture.
Divided into eleven sections, our journey meanders through
the compelling female world of the geishas and the legend of the faithful
samurai warriors, not forgetting about the history of the creation of ukiyo-e
and the famous shunga prints, rich in erotism. The cultural world is
immortalized in portraits of actors and in scenes from Nō and Kabuki theater,
while the world of nature is idealized in paintings of flowers, birds and
landscapes.
Produced and organized by Evolucionarte, in collaboration
with CentroCentro, the exhibition shows a selection of the Pietro Gobbi - Enzo
Bartolone Collection, renowned scholars and collectors of Japanese art.
Section 11 is dedicated to 20th century photography,
something that will undoubtedly catch your eye . Early Japanese photographers
were fascinated by ukiyo painting , both in terms of the choice of subjects and
the framing and coloring after printing. Specialized painters hand-colored the
photographs to imitate the popular and polychrome prints of the artists who worked
with woodcut techniques. In this way, photography became one of the main means
by which the new Japan would be fixed in eternity.
Section 11 is focused on twentieth-century photography,
something that will certainly catch your attention. Early Japanese photographers
experienced the fascination of ukiyo painting, both in terms of the choice of
subjects and the framing and coloring after printing. Specialized painters
hand-colored the photographs to imitate the folk and polychrome prints of the
artists who worked with woodcut techniques. As a result, photography became one
of the principal means by which the new Japan would be forever set in eternity.
We can appreciate all this sensational exclusive collection
thanks to the tenacity of the Italians Pietro Gobbi and Enzo Bartolone, two
researchers who began to collect Japanese art in the nineties and who have made
this exhibition one of the best in the world.
It will be in Madrid until January 30, 2022.
We can appreciate all this sensational exclusive collection
thanks to the tenacity of the Italians Pietro Gobbi and Enzo Bartolone, two
researchers who began collecting Japanese art in the nineties and who have made
this exhibition one of the best in the world.
It will be in Madrid until January 30, 2022.
