>>3327814The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai
I was into classic traditional paintings and artwork from 1400s-1700s Europe. But after seeing the art of ukiyo-e and Japanese prints done from the 1800s, I've really been enamored with their way of using composition, light, and color. There's something about it that's mysterious that draws me in.
Ukiyo-e was also the very style that propelled the Impressionists as well as Vincent van Gogh. Especially at a time in history when the camera was taking over the art world and traditional painters had a direct competition and no longer created classsical-realistic artwork.
For the current anons on this board, the tradition of ukiyo-e also spawned the Japanese art of manga which developed into what we know today as anime.
