Japanese-Inspired Flowers

From the cherry blossoms of Kyoto to the art of Ikebana, flowers in Japanese culture have deep symbolic meaning often reminding those who interact with them that we are all a part of nature. Whether it is interacting with the wildness of nature or depicting the more strained cultural significance of flower arranging, the subject itself inspires not just artists of Japan but beyond. In the history of Japanese art, the Edo period is by far the most famous amongst Western countries. The development of the pictorial movement of the Ukiyo-e (or ‘images of the floating world’) and its prints spread throughout Europe thanks to the artist, Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849.) The flowers that dot ukiyo-e works even strongly influenced Vincent Van Gogh when he painted Iris (1889), full of sweetness and dynamism. By the 1990s, the West had a tendency to reduce contemporary Japanese art to the ‘Superflat’ movement, a term popularized by one of the major figures in the country’s art scene, Takashi Murakami. Known for his colorful and floral paintings and inspired by Japanese pop culture, the influence of some of his work is still seen in today’s Hiran Mitra or Jeong Min Lee - both of which can be found here on Artsper.

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Painting, Ecorses, Corine Lescop

Ecorses

Corine Lescop

Painting - 150 x 50 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 inch

$4,563

Painting, Cactus, Corine Lescop

Cactus

Corine Lescop

Painting - 150 x 50 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 inch

$4,563

Painting, Ensemble, Jeong Min Lee

Ensemble

Jeong Min Lee

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$1,287

Painting, Yae Sakura, Corine Lescop

Yae Sakura

Corine Lescop

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch

$1,521

Painting, Xiao hua 7, San Zi

Xiao hua 7

San Zi

Painting - 32 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$2,925

Painting, Xiao Hua 6, San Zi

Xiao Hua 6

San Zi

Painting - 32 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$2,925

Painting, Xiao hua 5, San Zi

Xiao hua 5

San Zi

Painting - 32 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$2,925

Painting, Xiao hua 4, San Zi

Xiao hua 4

San Zi

Painting - 32 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$2,925

Painting, Xiao hua III, San Zi

Xiao hua III

San Zi

Painting - 32 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$2,925

Painting, Xiao Hua II, San Zi

Xiao Hua II

San Zi

Painting - 32 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$2,925

Painting, Xiao hua I, San Zi

Xiao hua I

San Zi

Painting - 32 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$2,925

Painting, Saison récolte, San Zi

Saison récolte

San Zi

Painting - 100 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,106

Painting, Fleurie, San Zi

Fleurie

San Zi

Painting - 100 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,106

Painting, Dragon, San Zi

Dragon

San Zi

Painting - 100 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,106

Painting, Dégage, San Zi

Dégage

San Zi

Painting - 50 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,106

Painting, Bonheur, San Zi

Bonheur

San Zi

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,755

Painting, Joie, San Zi

Joie

San Zi

Painting - 100 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,106

Painting, Confident, San Zi

Confident

San Zi

Painting - 50 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,106

Painting, Ramener la lune, San Zi

Ramener la lune

San Zi

Painting - 50 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,106

Painting, Ici, San Zi

Ici

San Zi

Painting - 50 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,106

Painting, Souffle du vent, San Zi

Souffle du vent

San Zi

Painting - 50 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,106

Painting, Brise fraîche, San Zi

Brise fraîche

San Zi

Painting - 50 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,106

Painting, Le Baiser, Corine Lescop

Le Baiser

Corine Lescop

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$4,563