Analysis of Ukiyo-e’s Painting Style and Characteristics

Abstract

Ukiyo-e is a genre painting that reflects secular life in Japan. "Ukiyo" means "secular" in Japanese, while "ukiyo" means "to live in the moment" in English. Ukiyo-e is not only the most representative painting art of the Edo period in the history of Japanese art, but also the art of oriental art that has had the most profound influence on world art. Therefore, after research, it can be found that the painting style of Japanese ukiyo-e not only has its own national characteristics, but also absorbs the artistic characteristics of Chinese painting and the techniques of Western artists, adopts the scattered perspective of Chinese painting, expresses the relationship between space and characters by separating distance, emphasizes the characteristics of line and flat painting, and draws on the focus perspective method and the contrast between light and shadow that is not like Western painting. Ukiyo-e has a special artistic charm, including his theme style, aesthetic meaning, emotional expression, and artistic language, and its unique artistic atmosphere has great inspiration and reference value for painting creation.