Art 451-Caitlin Pupich

This week, I wanted to do research on everyday life in the Edo period of Japan. In order to understand how they portrayed life in through the art, I first have to understand their life. If I want to be able translate that into our reality in America hundreds of years later, I have to understand these basic connections between the reality of everyday life and the art that was meant to depict everyday life. Here are some of the sources I read about everyday life during the Edo period in. I combined this to research I conducted while I was in Japan. http://www.ushistory.org/civ/10e.asp  http://education.asianart.org/explore-resources/background-information/edo-period-1615-1868-culture-and-lifestyle https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/distribution-by-gender/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D Here are some Observations to Consider (the rest are mentioned below): Edo, which is now known as Tokyo, was not the capital at th...

This week I just did research on the techniques for printing multiple layers/colors (reduction woodblock printing).  Here are a few of the helpful resources I found: Basic 3 -block technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-L4gTmX8JQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwX-ft4KbGs Shows how to carve and layer a print as well as mix incs to make different colors--darkest linework last. http://amyguadagnoli.com/handout.pdf https://www.andrearich.com/process While all of these show you how to carve all of the blocks using the ink of the first print, I plan instead on creating each of my drawings with multiple layers so that the laser engraver will print every color block separately on the mounted linoleum woodblocks.

This selection of work depicts the four seasons of Japan, and other images, through modern woodblock printing. It provides some interesting techniques that are similar, but also different, to the classic Ukiyo-e woodblock prints.  It also shows different ways to use color for woodblock printing. Furthermore, the prints display more realistic images and distinct lines that differ from the classic form. Overall, it provides new ideas on how woodblock printing can be portrayed and achieved. Here is a link to the video