Jonathon Ross ‘Japanorama’

Art in Context task.

You can watch the video again here: http://www.tv-links.cc/tv/Jonathon-Ross-Japanorama.htm (episode 3) or type the artists names into You Tube for shorter clips or other videos with/about their work.

Over 3 sides of writing and imagery in your RWB you should consider the following questions (make notes during the video)

What are some of the main themes/subjects/ideas/features of the J Art shown in the video?

How does contemporary Japanese Art reflect Japanese society including modern technology, mass media, culture, recent history? Think about Japan’s industrial development following the second world war – America occupied Japan and influenced a great deal of what has happened there since.

How does contemporary Japanese Art reflect Japanese Art of previous ages? Try to find examples by Hokusai, Hiroshige etc and compare the composition, themes, techniques and so on...

The artists featured in the video include :

Toast Girl Keiichi Tanaami Takashi Murakami Yoshimoto Nara Junko Mizuno