The course explores a variety of monuments and themes of the visual culture of Japan throughout the history. Painting, sculpture, and architecture will be our primary focus, supplemented by ...

As the book and show explain, the poster’s role in Japan’s visual culture has changed significantly since the ... “as it represented the intense visual impact achieved by art direction and ...

speaks in an electronically altered squeaky voice and makes creepiness his signature mode of art. Uketsu, whose name literally translates to “rain hole,” both words that he loves, is Japan’s ...