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When you look at a painting, do you sense that there is value on the content? When you view the painting, do you imagine yourself part of the painting? Painting in the Fine Arts show these qualities in the humanities because it shows the beauty of art and purpose of the painters in the humanities. To know the purpose and beauty of any painting, there are elements that leads to the painting's purpose and beauty which are lines and color. Without these elements, humans would have a difficult time understanding the true purpose and beauty of any painting. The line is the foundation of a drawing because it shows the visual language of a painting which are horizontal, vertical, curved, and jagged. Horizontal lines show distance and calmness in the drawing because the drawing in the painting shows continuity which appears calm based from the backgrounds of any painting. Vertical lines represent height and strength because when there is great height then the drawing would be enormous which shows strength. Most paintings that show vertical drawings are based from buildings because these buildings painted show how massive these are based from height. Curved drawings show how the subject in the painting is beautiful because curved lines show comfort and ease. Jagged lines in paintings present turmoil and anxiety because these lines show how chaos affects the subject in the painting. These kinds of drawings can show how disruptive the event in the painting such as war, death, fights, arguments, and more events that lead to chaos. Based from the different kinds of lines, these can show the personality and the mood of artist depending on the situation and genre of the painting. Since lines are the foundation of the painting, color on the other hand gives tension and weight to the painting because these connect things together, and separate ones that should be apart. These must happen so that the subjects in the painting are identified and distinguished. Colors used in the painting are prismatic colors (primary colors) and tertiary colors which are mixed primary colors. These define the subject, background, contrast and unity in each painting. If there is no color, then it would be difficult to understand what drawing is different from another in the painting. Lines and Color are important elements in each painting because without understanding the line and the different colors used, we can not understand the purpose and can not see the reason why painting is beautiful.

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The Great Wave of Kanagawa by Hokusai Katsushika

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The Great Wave of Kanagawa by Hokusai Katsushika

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Until this current time, The Great Wave by Hokusai is being appreciated by society through the beauty and its purpose. The painting is appreciated that the painting is used as an emoji, printed in shirts, used in television, clothing and more. (The Art Assignment, 2017) The Great Wave was created around 1831 as a part of a series of woodblock prints called Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaju Sanju-roku Kei). (Nirei, 2017) This painting was created by Hokusai a Japanese master artist and print maker of ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e is translated as "picture of the floating world'' which was referred to Japanese paintings and woodblock prints. (The Art Story) This style of painting is also viewed as 3D drawings viewed in painting. In order to understand the purpose and beauty of the art, there is a reason of the elements of lines and color are present in The Great Wave of Kanagawa.

In the Great Wave of Kanagawa, the foreground of the painting is the giant wave forming up on the left side and viewing this work is the first thing the observer will see. The middle ground of this painting are the people and the boats on the other waves, and these are the second ones being seen. The background of the Great Wave is Mount Fuji because based on viewing the paint it is the farthest being seen compared to the giant wave, the people and the boats.

In the painting, the most lines used are vertical, horizontal and curved lines. The curved lines are shown through the waves which brings beauty because it gives focus to definition of the wave. Curved lines also show how real waves from the oceans can show curve going to the shore. The Great Wave show its vertical because the foreground which is the giant wave that is first shown presents great height and power. This makes us realize that wave can be very strong and massive when we go on the sea and ocean waters because the wind gives that strength to make any wave great in height. Finally, the Great Wave shows horizontal lines because the painting shows that the waves extend and there is continuity. Notice that tracing from the curved, horizontal, and vertical lines it shows how a giant wave can be very strong, high, and reach to a greater distance.

The painting’s color shows contrast to the wave and the other subjects in the painting. The main colors used in this painting are blue and white. Blue belongs to the primary colors while white is a neutral. These colors show depth because it gives the emotion on how a wave is very strong and heavy when the wind pushes the water. Notice that the color blue is used on the water of the ocean and on Mount Fuji this is supposed to express how massive these natural areas are. White is used on the background which is the sky. This color is also used to refine the tip of the waves, boats, and the top of Mount Fuji is to show contrast.

In conclusion, the Great Wave of Kanagawa by Hokusai, reminds us that waves are powerful sources in the environment. Waves are powerful because these show great height, power, and movement in water. These characteristics of a wave can be shown in transportation, source of power, and natural calamities. Waves are very powerful that they are a huge contribution to carrying and moving ships from one place to another. Without the source of power from waves, it would had been impossible for one country to communicate, trade, and discover another country. Waves are also a reliable source of power to society. Without the source of waves, how would society get the source of power needed to generate energy? Most importantly, the painting of the Great Wave of Kanagawa shows us a reminder that waves are very powerful that they lead to destruction. This is shown in the painting through the height and mass of the wave. Based from this appearance, it can destroy ships, land, developed areas, and take away lives. Hokusai shows us that we must be aware of our environment because due to the power of waves these may lead to more powerful waves also called tsunamis. All of us must be prepared for the consequences of calamities but we must use the environment to our advantage based from the Great Wave of Kanagawa.

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