Why Is This The Most Famous Japanese Artwork Ever?

[@purplemarsmotionpictures]

The painting also used Prussian blue. It is one of the first synthetic dyes and first blue that doesn't fade away. It was used a lot in Japanese print art.

[@AnastasiiaMaslova-q4g]

Very interesting format! Well explained, thank you

[@TwoMinuteMuseum]

Thanks for the kind words :)

[@coderaven1107]

Also japanese art/music is paying attention to pauses/negative space, which is (i think) different to western art. In this picture it can be seen by the symmetry of the positive or filled space (waves, humans, ..) and the negative space (sky).

[@OneManBassoonBand]

Dude, ALL ART is about the juxtaposition of positive and negative space, that's literally how art works