
Ryukyu - Okinawa Impressionism: Art Of Ryukyu / Okinawa
27 select original full-color images from Kajiwara's collection on the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa), done in 21st century Impressionist style. Painting names and notes are written in four languages: Okinawan, Japanese, Chinese, and English.An independent nation until 1879, the Ryukyu Islands have their own unique culture, history, and languages. Ryukyu can be described as a Pacific Island culture mixe...
File Size: 7289 KB
Print Length: 66 pages
Publisher: Kaji Books; 1 edition (June 14, 2018)
Publication Date: June 14, 2018
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B07DRPPXLN
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with Chinese, Southeast Asian, Japanese, and Korean influences that have carried over to Ryukyu over the course of hundreds, if not thousands, of years, having been adapted and modified by native Ryukyuans to meet their own unique needs. The result is a culture unlike that of anywhere else in the world. Now, due to over a century of foreign colonization, Ryukyuans face much discrimination and find their culture being threatened.Ryukyu Impressionism seeks to help with the preservation and promotion of Ryukyu culture. This art style utilizes vibrant colors and focuses on scenes depicting life, and life in motion, in Ryukyu. In contrast to the stillness of photographs, Ryukyu Impressionism has an emphasis on short brush strokes, ripples, blurs, and other distortions that create a feeling of fluidity and movement within an image, allowing viewers to feel as if they might look to their left or right and watch the scene continue to unfold. The goal of this style is to capture moments that accurately depict life in Ryukyu, while leaving room for the mind of the viewer to wander, explore, and imagine what might happen next in any given painting.Kajiwara is a native Ryukyuan from Hawaii. He splits time between Hawaii and his native village of Nakagusuku, Okinawa, Ryukyu.
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