The Impact of Japonism on Western Art.
In 1860, an unexpected event turned the European art world upside down: Japan, after centuries of isolation, opened up to the West. The opening sent shockwaves through French artists, who for almost two millennia had been accustomed to an approach to painting based on shadows, gradations and perspective. By discovering Japanese art, with its simple lines, bright colours and bold use of asymmetry, European painters were confronted with a radically different way of representing the world. This aesthetic shock marked the beginning of a new era in Western art, known as Japonism.
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