http://jamesthen.com Blog and Portfolio Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:09:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://jamesthen.com/kabuki-actor/ http://jamesthen.com/kabuki-actor/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:45:45 +0000 admin http://jamesthen.com/?p=3 The Kabuki Actor – This piece was done in homage to the Ukiyo-e work depicting Kabuki actors. Ukiyo-e means “pictures of the floating world” which is an art period in Japan. Famous for woodblock prints that were produced, because it was mass produced by printing – Ukiyo-e art was available for the masses. Kabuki is Japanese theater, and much like today’s obsession with actors and actresses in today’s gossip magazines – this art form immortalizes popular actors and the characters they play. This piece was done using traditional calligraphy brushes and Chinese water colors.

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