Title

In the Japanese manner Australian prints 1900 – 1940.

Collective title

National Gallery of Australia travelling exhibition

Venues

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery (20 May 2010 – 14 July 2011)

Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery [3]. (19 June 2010 – 1 August 2010)

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery. (8 September 2010 – 31 October 2010)

Date

(2010 – 2011)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (ACT, NSW, QLD). Prints

Curator

Butler, Roger.

Web address

https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/in-the-japanese-ma…

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

In the Japanese manner highlights the work of Australian artists inspired by the traditional Japanese woodblock printing art of ukiyo-e. This exhibition presents a rare opportunity to observe how Australian artists adapted the style and technique of Japanese woodblock printing to form a distinctly Australian aesthetic. The influences of Japanese art initially came to prominence in Europe in the 1850s through woodblock prints. Their radical forms, cropped figures, flat colours and unique compositions transformed the art world at the time and by the 1900s this influence had spread to Australia. Its effect on the art world was revolutionary.

The exhibition features works by significant Australian artists including Paul Haefliger, Margaret Preston, Thea Proctor, Ethel Spowers, Lionel Lindsay, Violet Teague and Napier Waller.

[Roger Butler, 2014].

Last Updated

05 Nov 2024