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| | Yoshida, Hiroshi | (1876-1950) |
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| | Hiroshi Yoshida's artistic talent was discovered at an early age. By the age of 18 he was sent to Tokyo to enter a private art school. As a painter he won many art exhibition prizes, but by 1920 his interests shifted and he began creating wood block prints. Traditionally, Japanese wood block prints were created by a cooperation of the designer, or artist, the carver, and the printer and publisher. Sosaku Hanga followers, including Hiroshi, believe all stages of creation should be performed by the artist himself. Yoshida also employed French Impressionist concepts to his woodblocks by designing two or more versions of his work at different times of day. These designs are among his most famous and beautiful ones. Although his roots were in Japanese traditions, Yoshida was a real cosmopolitan artist who merged both worlds to something new and fascinating. |
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