Kitagawa Utamaro, A Collection of Beauties Now at the Height of Their Fame, c. 1793-1800, Ukiyo-e woodblock print on Echizen kizuki hosho washi paper, Permanent Collection of the Schneider Museum of Art
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Ukiyo-e
Literally translated to “pictures of the floating world” in Japanese, Ukiyo-e is a type of wood printing popularized during the Edo (Tokugawa) period from 1615 to 1868. With this style of prints focusing on the ever changing interests of the public, prints had to be created and printed quickly before a trend ended. The print would make its way to the hands of several different people during the entire process. Publishers, artists, carvers, printers, and government censors all had to work together to create the final product, which could be copied upwards of 200 times a day. Kitagawa Utamaro is one of the most highly regarded Ukiyo-e printers of his time. As part of the Schneider Museum of Art’s permanent collection, Utamaro’s pieces One of the Fragrance Flowers, A Collection of Beauties Now at the Height of their Fame, and Fancy Attires at Nikawa Fair in the Pleasure District are on view in the Entry Gallery. Visit today to see the soft colors and fine line shading that gives Ukiyo-e its distinct look today, and learn more about the art of Ukiyo-e with the link below.
https://education.asianart.org/resources/the-ukiyo-e-woodblock-printing-process/
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Crystal Wagner, Paroxysm Bloom III, 2016, Hand-cut screened paper, clear coat, mounted on wooden panel with wire mesh armature, Courtesy of the Ft. Wayne Museum of Art
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Crystal Wagner
Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1982, Crystal Wagner uses nature as inspiration for her colorful paper sculptures. Her larger sculptures are usually site specific, using the already existing space and architecture to inspire vivid, winding shapes that challenge the space to be more. With her piece Paroxysm Bloom III, on display at the Schneider Museum of Art’s exhibition Pushing the Press, Wagner prints out pieces of paper and then hand cuts them before putting them back together into their final form as the sculpture. Visit the Schneider Museum of Art’s Treehaven Gallery to see Wagner’s work, and learn more about her with the link below under the “biography” section.
https://www.widewalls.ch/artists/crystal-wagner/
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Chuck Sperry, Kalligeneia, 2018, Screenprint on oak panel, 7 colors, Courtesy of the Ft. Wayne Museum of Art
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The Greek Muses
In a modern context, a muse is considered someone, usually a woman, that inspires artistic works. This word stems from the ancient Greek muses, nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. Each one of the women represented a different kind of art form. They would entertain the other gods with songs, dance, poems, and bless mortals with divine inspiration. Artist Chuck Sperry has been using the Muses as inspiration for his pop art style portraits since 2010. Sperry’s fun and bright screenprint pieces are full of life and fine detail. Learn more about inspiration for Sperry’s work with the link below, and see his work in the Schneider Museum of Art’s Treehaven Gallery today in Pushing the Press.
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-greek-muses-119788
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