Japanese women walking in front of Mount Fuji by Chikanobu – Courtesy of Bridgeman Images
Thanks to art and design, today we travel far and arrive in Japan. When we think of Japanese culture we immediately think of the harmonious shapes of its landscapes and temples, the aesthetic care in its most typical dishes, the beauty of a sushi composition immediately comes to mind, the lightness of peach blossoms and the elegance of bamboo canes. Everything slows down in a natural succession of lines and colours. Japanese art, often little known or trivialised, opens up to a world of practices and techniques that we now want to tell you in our own way, through Ambientha’s ArtLab. The images from the Bridgeman Images archive speak to us of very distant places, often only imagined, but which are capable of transmitting unique emotions, which with Ambientha wallpapers blossom before our eyes… like the “Iris” of Master Hokusai.
The seasons of Japan
Nature is one of the main subjects that Japanese artists portray, and have portrayed, throughout the history of Japanese painting. The latter is the category of choice, in fact sculpture has always been little practiced, and it develops on different supports, such as canvas, paper, wood thanks to brushes of all shapes and sizes that are for these people, even their writing instrument. Writing becomes painting, and vice versa. The attachment to the natural elements tells us how now, during the spring, the chosen flower will be the orchid; instead, the ume flower, similar to a peach blossom, will be used to tell the story of summer; chrysanthemums for autumn and bamboo for winter. This cyclical nature reminds us of spaces dedicated to relaxation and the natural breath of nature, as centers that deal with aesthetics and beauty, where we are able to find tranquility even in the heart of our hectic cities.
Irises with a Grasshopper by Hokusai – Courtesy of Bridgeman Images
Kindly, these details enter rooms that ask for help from the East to better convey their message of calm and harmony. The peace that reigns in the shade of peach trees in bloom, in fact, is one of the most beautiful experiences that a trip to Japan can give to those who decide to visit it. The hardships we have experienced in the last period due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation lead us to imagine these wonderful places and experiences, and in this case to bring them back to home.
An other Japan, the one of the Wave
On the one hand we meet a Japan linked to relaxation and tranquility, on the other, the overwhelming one, like a wave. The nature. In fact, it can also be the impetuous and disruptive one of the famous and iconic Wave of the Master Hokusai (painter, engraver and eccentric artist who lived between 1760 and 1849). Its energy is released on the wall where our ArtLab experts have agreed with the customer to be able to place it thanks to a wallpaper with an exclusive design.
The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai – Courtesy of Bridgeman Images
Surely it is a rush of adrenaline, and beauty, which covers the areas we pass through every day. Nature, understood in this way, is faced by the Ambientha ArtLab professionals who know how to recommend the most suitable solution for the space in question. The team works on artfully made and tailor-made projects, respecting the nature of the place and the values, not only aesthetic, that Japanese art transmits to us through its masterpieces.
Screens and prints with the elegance of “light” figures
Read because they are ethereal and floating, with a gaze that moves freely towards dreamy and distant spaces. The women of MasterKitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) are dreamy and enchanted, and Ambientha makes these masterpieces available to give refinement and style to the spaces that welcome them, thanks to the ad hoc consultancy of our professionals. The beautiful courtesans echo in large rooms divided into zones by screens with Japanese-themed prints or on the walls of bedrooms that welcome us in an atmosphere of serenity, almost suspended. The lines are clear, but the lines are soft and the subjects are harmonious in their features.
Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night by Utamaro – Courtesy of Bridgeman Images
The Japanese sensitivity to aesthetic values is revealed in these figures of women, created at the end of the 18th century, which belong to the “Edo” period of Japanese art, perhaps among the best known in the West for the iconic nature of the techniques used. With wooden boards as a support, the women take on an almost material and caricatured aspect. The backgrounds of color are uniform, but it is the details that make us fall in love with these representations, sometimes graphic and modern. The perfect place to place these innovative furnishing solutions will be found together with our experts who are able to customize and make any space unique.
All crazy about Japan
Japan is the dream of travel for many and work for many others. A country where the most advanced technologies and millenary art coexist and create characteristic atmospheres, of which we certainly still know too little. Certainly its distance has always intrigued men, who come from the world of culture and not, in Europe and America. Attracted by this so “alien” world, artists, painters, writers of all eras, have drawn from Japanese art. From Vincent Van Gogh to Gustav Klimt, artists we have covered here on ArtLab, there are really many artists who in the past, and even now, have looked to Japanese art as an interesting starting point from which to draw inspiration. But not only from the past comes the passion for this great oriental culture. Just think of the art exhibitions that have been organized in recent years in Italy and that have dealt with this artistic expression.
View from Satta Suruga Province by Hiroshige – Courtesy of Bridgeman Images
With the exhibition “Hokusai, Hiroshige, Utamaro. Places and faces of Japan” Milan wanted to pay homage to Japan at the Royal Palace in 2017. The three most famous Japanese artists in the world have highlighted here the millenary culture of Japan. The evocative landscapes, nature and female beauty are still engaging themes today and ArtLab has the possibility to bring them into the environments we live in our daily life, such as restaurants, spas and homes. And again, in 2020, the Civic Museums of Pavia were overwhelmed by the wave and the influence of the East with the exhibition “Hokusai, Hiroshighe, Utamaro. Masterpieces of Japanese Art “.
The long history of Japanese art touches many styles and techniques, from calligraphy to ceramics. But certainly the one most felt, even by the Japanese people, is painting on different media. Our material today is wallpaper that can be used to personalise private and public spaces with the unique and distinctive feature of Japanese elegance.
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“Tailor-made” means precision, accuracy and even dedication. Standardisation often cannot meet all requirements, personal tastes or particular measures, for example. Hence the idea of Ambientha, which has become a reality, to cut the bespoke wallpaper for each individual project, not only the perimeter and total surface of the wall but also the cutting of each sheet.
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Harmony and elegance of Japanese art. Let’s get to know it and bring it home
Thanks to art and design, today we travel far and arrive in Japan. When we think of Japanese culture we immediately think of the harmonious shapes of its landscapes and temples, the aesthetic care in its most typical dishes, the beauty of a sushi composition immediately comes to mind, the lightness of peach blossoms and the elegance of bamboo canes. Everything slows down in a natural succession of lines and colours. Japanese art, often little known or trivialised, opens up to a world of practices and techniques that we now want to tell you in our own way, through Ambientha’s ArtLab. The images from the Bridgeman Images archive speak to us of very distant places, often only imagined, but which are capable of transmitting unique emotions, which with Ambientha wallpapers blossom before our eyes… like the “Iris” of Master Hokusai.
The seasons of Japan
Nature is one of the main subjects that Japanese artists portray, and have portrayed, throughout the history of Japanese painting. The latter is the category of choice, in fact sculpture has always been little practiced, and it develops on different supports, such as canvas, paper, wood thanks to brushes of all shapes and sizes that are for these people, even their writing instrument. Writing becomes painting, and vice versa. The attachment to the natural elements tells us how now, during the spring, the chosen flower will be the orchid; instead, the ume flower, similar to a peach blossom, will be used to tell the story of summer; chrysanthemums for autumn and bamboo for winter. This cyclical nature reminds us of spaces dedicated to relaxation and the natural breath of nature, as centers that deal with aesthetics and beauty, where we are able to find tranquility even in the heart of our hectic cities.
Kindly, these details enter rooms that ask for help from the East to better convey their message of calm and harmony. The peace that reigns in the shade of peach trees in bloom, in fact, is one of the most beautiful experiences that a trip to Japan can give to those who decide to visit it. The hardships we have experienced in the last period due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation lead us to imagine these wonderful places and experiences, and in this case to bring them back to home.
An other Japan, the one of the Wave
On the one hand we meet a Japan linked to relaxation and tranquility, on the other, the overwhelming one, like a wave. The nature. In fact, it can also be the impetuous and disruptive one of the famous and iconic Wave of the Master Hokusai (painter, engraver and eccentric artist who lived between 1760 and 1849). Its energy is released on the wall where our ArtLab experts have agreed with the customer to be able to place it thanks to a wallpaper with an exclusive design.
Surely it is a rush of adrenaline, and beauty, which covers the areas we pass through every day. Nature, understood in this way, is faced by the Ambientha ArtLab professionals who know how to recommend the most suitable solution for the space in question. The team works on artfully made and tailor-made projects, respecting the nature of the place and the values, not only aesthetic, that Japanese art transmits to us through its masterpieces.
Screens and prints with the elegance of “light” figures
Read because they are ethereal and floating, with a gaze that moves freely towards dreamy and distant spaces. The women of Master Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) are dreamy and enchanted, and Ambientha makes these masterpieces available to give refinement and style to the spaces that welcome them, thanks to the ad hoc consultancy of our professionals. The beautiful courtesans echo in large rooms divided into zones by screens with Japanese-themed prints or on the walls of bedrooms that welcome us in an atmosphere of serenity, almost suspended. The lines are clear, but the lines are soft and the subjects are harmonious in their features.
The Japanese sensitivity to aesthetic values is revealed in these figures of women, created at the end of the 18th century, which belong to the “Edo” period of Japanese art, perhaps among the best known in the West for the iconic nature of the techniques used. With wooden boards as a support, the women take on an almost material and caricatured aspect. The backgrounds of color are uniform, but it is the details that make us fall in love with these representations, sometimes graphic and modern. The perfect place to place these innovative furnishing solutions will be found together with our experts who are able to customize and make any space unique.
All crazy about Japan
Japan is the dream of travel for many and work for many others. A country where the most advanced technologies and millenary art coexist and create characteristic atmospheres, of which we certainly still know too little. Certainly its distance has always intrigued men, who come from the world of culture and not, in Europe and America. Attracted by this so “alien” world, artists, painters, writers of all eras, have drawn from Japanese art. From Vincent Van Gogh to Gustav Klimt, artists we have covered here on ArtLab, there are really many artists who in the past, and even now, have looked to Japanese art as an interesting starting point from which to draw inspiration. But not only from the past comes the passion for this great oriental culture. Just think of the art exhibitions that have been organized in recent years in Italy and that have dealt with this artistic expression.
With the exhibition “Hokusai, Hiroshige, Utamaro. Places and faces of Japan” Milan wanted to pay homage to Japan at the Royal Palace in 2017. The three most famous Japanese artists in the world have highlighted here the millenary culture of Japan. The evocative landscapes, nature and female beauty are still engaging themes today and ArtLab has the possibility to bring them into the environments we live in our daily life, such as restaurants, spas and homes. And again, in 2020, the Civic Museums of Pavia were overwhelmed by the wave and the influence of the East with the exhibition “Hokusai, Hiroshighe, Utamaro. Masterpieces of Japanese Art “.
The long history of Japanese art touches many styles and techniques, from calligraphy to ceramics. But certainly the one most felt, even by the Japanese people, is painting on different media. Our material today is wallpaper that can be used to personalise private and public spaces with the unique and distinctive feature of Japanese elegance.
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