kweejibo stories, Fevrier 2013 Van Gogh and Hiroshige Exhibit at Pinacothèque, Rêves du Japon

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Van Gogh and Hiroshige Exhibit at Pinacothèque-Paris, "Rêves du Japon" 2012-2013

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Cemetery under the rain, 1886, Van Gogh

These paintings are part of "Series of sixty-nine stages du Kisokaidō" 1838-42, Hiroshige

Pilgrims en route to the Sanctuary of Ise

Woman and child walking in autumn field

Pilgrims in an autumn field

Travelers search a shelter in the rain

These paintings are part of the "Series of fifty-three stages of Tōkaidō" 1833-34, HIroshige

Minakuchi-the famous strings of dried squash

Sudden rain at Shōno

Procession of daimyō (lords) crossing bridge under spring rain at Tsuchiyama

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Van Gogh's Olive Trees, 1889

Hiroshige's "Maiko", Beach of "Dancers", Harima Province, 1853

Hiking the Slopes of Kinzan under the light of the moon 1838-42

A pilgrim with a mask of Sarutahiko on the banks of River Kano, 1833-34

View of Akabane quarter with the pagoda of Zōjō Temple, 1857

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Van Gogh and Hiroshige Exhibit at Pinacothèque-Paris, "Rêves du Japon" 2012-2013

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Van Gogh and Hiroshige Exhibit at Pinacothèque-Paris, "Rêves du Japon" 2012-2013

I felt faint and feverish at viewing the works of Van Gogh and Hiroshige...Is this due partially to the remnants of a powerful Paris winter cold, making by brain swell, and my cashmere turtleneck feel very close? February 19, 2013

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Or is it that the presence of the combination of Van Gogh's energetic very layered brush strokes, and first time exposure to the elegance of Hiroshige's dizzyingly complex composition, can introduce haze to the brain?

As is popularly discussed, Van Gogh suffered from numerous brain disorders, bipolarity, schizophrenia, hallucinations ... and the authors of this exhibit propose that Japanese art was a kind of escape for Van Gogh, a voyage of the mind ... as he was unable to take much of a physical voyage.

Numerous letters by Van Gogh at the exhibit, is evidence that he thought often of the series of Japanese paintings in his studio.

I was told that the Japanese approach to a painting is a journey to a kind of meditation. The rigorous rules of elaborate composition of figures is a way to move one along to different place.

Van Gogh painted most of these pieces in the warmth of Arles, in southern France, and later in the asylum at Saint-Rémy, where he asked to stay.

The works featured here date primarily 1880's,1890's for Van Gogh, 1830's through 1850's for Hiroshige. Photos taken at Pinacothèque, before the goons could get me, and from the Exhibition Catalogue.

More photos available coming soon....

Vue d'Ueno, les branches d'un pin (View from Ueno, pine tree) 1857, Hiroshige

Pins au coucher du soleil (Pines at sunset) 1889, Van Gogh

BELOW : Details of each painting