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Growing Gardens by Kimothy Wu. She states about the above photo “She spent her whole life building walls, then sat there in her lonely' and wondered why nothing
grew.” I picked this image as the colors are some of my favorite and look very well together, there is so much detail. Kimothy is a South African–born Taiwanese artist, illustrator, and storyteller who works at the point where the digital meets the physical world. Wu has several different ways to show off her artistic skills including illustrations, graphic design, typography, 3D, and animation. Most her images/prints stand out to me almost instantly. It is new for me to see the illustrations on the photos, which I really enjoyed. If you click on her website below, there are examples of what I am talking about.
https://kimothywuartworks.com/

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Old Pine Tree and White Phoenix. Part of the series Dōshoku sai-e by Itō Jakuchū 

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This is a painting which is part of his series. One of the common themes among his artwork would be birds. I love looking at birds flying by, but looking at this picture of this odd bird caught my attention. The color and texture on the bird caught my eye. which is a white phenix. A phoenix symbolizes happiness union, immortality after death. which is all so fascinating, makes me want to look into more of his work

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The Phantom of Kohada Koheiji by Katsushika Hokusai

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The artist I chose is Katsushika Hokusai. He is a well known Japanese artist during the Edo period. His artwork focused on landscapes and images of the daily life of Japanese people from different social levels. This "horror" artwork really caught my attention. The ghost of this art is Kohada believed to be that his wife had an affair conspired and killed him with her boyfriend. Furthermore, Kohada became a ghost and later haunted them he killed the wife and her lover went crazy and later on to kill himself.

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The artist I chose focuses on contemporary art, most of her paintings consists of emotional fragility. Showing emotions of emotional instability, vulnerability, and self-blame. This art piece got my attention because I feel like this can represent how I feel at times. Overwhelmed and feeling like your drowning in your emotions.

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Li Cheng --> ink on silk of a Buddhist temple in the mountains in China 

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The official name of this artwork is Buddhist Temple in the Mountains, 11th century, China, ink on silk. There was no other name that I could find. But the artist is Li Cheng and he got his painting style from two different artists: Jing Hao and Guan Tong and then developed his own style by starting to paint nature. An interesting story about him is that he didn't like nobles or want to work for them and an official tried to get his painting by offering him a job and he denied the offer. So, one of Li Cheng's friends stole the painting and the official paid the friend. Li Cheng then saw the painting on the officials wall and never spoke to the official or his friend again. His paintings are also done on silk with ink. I chose to present this piece of art because I personally love nature and I thought the mountains in the background were really beautiful. I can imagine this in real life.

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After Rain at Mt. Inwang, Jeong Seon (1676–1759), Korean
Ink in Paper

I chose this art piece because the detail in the line work and shading really captured my eye. This is done with ink on paper but almost looks like charcoal because of the shading . The layers of the mountains and shading also give the painting depth !

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Le Pho was a Vietnamese arts student who was given an opportunity to attend the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris, mentored by a well known French artist during the 30s. Le Pho's paintings followed the same themes, usually painting a Vietnamese woman, landscapes or childhood memories he had. I chose this work because it shows Pho's soft painting style, and he brought trends or references from the west; the painting references "Madonna and baby Jesus", painting a scene where she is nursing him in a triangular structure.

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General View of Mt. Geumgang by Jeong Seon, 1734

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The medium used in this artwork was ink and water colors, and the style is Korean landscape. I chose this piece of art because up until reading this wikipedia page I was completely unaware that different countries within Asia had unique art styles. I knew there were different periods of art and philosophy throughout Asia that created different styles of art, but I never knew that location within Asia also influenced the art style. Jeong Seon created this piece while overlooking the mountain range, and I can just picture in my head how powerful and impactful the experience must have been. The way in which he captured each of the 12,000 peaks seen in the artwork is breathtaking and makes me feel as if I'm seeing the mountain range with my own eyes. The use of line variation to create detail in each peak is fascinating and adds a great deal of depth to this landscape painting.

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"Landscape after Wang Ximeng" Zhang Daqian

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Zhang Daqian was one of the most well known artists of the 20th century. Born in the final years of China’s last dynasty he was able to expierience a lot of what the world had to offer. This shows through in his art as modern Impressionism and expressionism. He had many painting styles, from detailed portraits to splash-ink landscapes. He developed his own unique style and believed that it was rooted in Chinese tradition. To complete these I personally enjoy his work because of the effortlessness that is presented in his paintings.

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A Solitary Temple Amid Clearing Peaks 晴峦萧寺. Ink and light color on silk. 111.76 × 55.88 cm. I chose this piece after I read the reason why Li Cheng draws art. Li Cheng painted with diluted ink and said “treating ink like gold.” This means Li always had a purpose for every drop of ink. He Purposely made his art look foggy because he wanted the aspect of the person looking at it through a dream. Even with his art being foggy, there is still so much detail in this landscape. The temple has great detail and I know that there is a waterfall behind the first mountain, even with Li Cheng only using one color.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Cheng_(painter)

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The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai 1831 (Woodblock) 

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I chose this artist because I feel lately I’ve seen this art in many of the store I have to go with my sister and I was curious about the artist and the art itself. This art is one of the 36 views of Mount Fuji. This art is interpreted to show us the power of nature (strong dominating waves) and the weakness of human beings. Mount Fuji is said to show stillness and eternity. Copies of Hokusai are in Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, British Museum in London, and the Art Institution of Chicago.

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Reiji Hiramatsu, 1941 | Monet and Water Lilies

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Reiji Hiramatsu is a Japanese Nihonga painter. Early on he developed interest in the traditional painting techniques of Nihonga, however out of respect to his parents he first studied law and economics at the Aichi University. In 1994 he visited the Musée de l'Orangerie and Giverny in France. He was inspired by Claude Monet and produced a number of paintings. I've seen Monet artwork and to see another interpretation of it in a totally different style is cool. I love how every petal is different and the design of them compared to the Lillies is interesting. I love water lilies and butterflies so I appreciated that he painted vibrant color flowers and then hid some butterflies in there to.

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Redifining the Human Body, 2004

Acrylic, charcoal, silk screen on canvas

The artist I chose is Arin Dwihartanto Sunaryo. His artwork caught my attention because of the abstract figures. He mentioned how his artwork is not a stereotypical "Asian Artwork" and he has also ditched paintbrushes and constructs all his artworks with his hands and by the use of oil paints. He uses innovative techniques and has a team to help him with his pieces.

https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/arin-dwihartanto-sunaryo
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/arts/international/the-indonesian-painter-arin-dwihartanto-sunaryo-is-showing-at-the-fiac-art-fair-in-paris.html

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Chrysanthemums by a stream, with rocks. Part of the series Doshoku sai-e BY. Itō Jakuchū

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This painting was part of series the artist painted. His booked consisted of a far wider tradition of East Asian bird-and-flower painting, with a particularly strong Chinese influence. These paintings consisted of animals and flowers. On this he painted birds and flowers in very much detail.

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 Mandala of Chandra, God of the moon late 14th century- early 15th century | Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) 

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I chose this piece because the patterns caught my attention.After reading a little more about this mandala I learned the meaning of this piece which I found to be very interesting as we can see in the painting the person located in the center is the god of the moon name Chandra, Chandra is surrounded by two women with a bow and arrow and they keep the darkness away. And if you look around the mandala they include the people, musicians, and dancers worshiping the god of the moon. This piece was a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Uzi Zucker in 1981.

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(Leah F.) Marina Cruz - Elisa and Laura's Pink Dresses

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(Leah F.) Marina Cruz - Elisa and Laura's Pink Dresses

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She is mostly known for her paintings of baby dresses. She creates realistic paintings of dresses that belonged to women of her family and dresses that were hand sewn by them. In this painting you can see different embroidery pieces. Both dresses are different but corresponded with one another. On both dresses you can see a hand with numbers on each finger which probably indicates that the girls who wore these dresses were at a very young age and maybe even learning how to count. The dress on the left also has an embodied "L" which indicates that that dress belongs to Laura. Elisa is Marinas mother so we know that her moms dress is the one on the left. The painting is very detailed and almost looks like a picture. In an exhibition that cruz had, she had attached notes to each painting describing memories or feelings that associated within her for each dress.

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Losang Samten is a Tibetan-American artists and former Buddhist Monk. He is known for being one of only about thirty people in the world qualified to teach traditional Tibetan sandpainting. This piece is called The Wheel of Life and uses different color sands as its main medium. Samten wanted to create a piece that people could relate to and connect with, thus creating The Wheel of Life. He stated that this artwork contains all the basic principles of Buddhism: the center being the three poisons (anger, greed, and ignorance), and the parts surrounding the circle depicting other parts of Buddhist culture like the law of karma. Samten has created multiple versions of The Wheel of Life in all parts of the world, changing some versions to match the culture of that area. His main goal is to start up a conversation through his artwork and teach people about his own culture and way of life.
https://tricycle.org/magazine/losang-samten/

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Hitomi Hosono
https://www.hitomihosono.com
Ceramic

I chose this ceramic art piece because it caught my attention of how intricate and detailed it is. It also looks really difficult to create, and as if it requires a lot of patience. I also thought this artist's ceramics were all really beautiful and that a quote from her was really interesting and made me understand more the meaning and intent of her art.
“It is my intention to transfer the leaf’s beauty and detail into my ceramic work, using it as my own language to weave new stories for objects.”
- Hitomi Hosono

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Geisha and Cherry Tree at Ueno Park by Tsuchiya Koitsu, 1939

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Deiry Ruiz                                                    -Asian Artist Database

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Deiry Ruiz                                                    -Asian Artist Database

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Tsuchiya Koitsu was an artist who helped revive and sustain the practice of ukiyo-e, during the early 20th century he was very important for the Shin-hanga movement. Tsuchiya was mastered by Kobayashi Kiyochika for 19 years and stayed consistent event afterwards. I chose this print because whenever I think of Japan I think of these beautiful cherry blossom trees (Sakura ) I also think of their very detailed robes that are worn.

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To Ngoc Van - Thieu Nhu Ben Hoa Hue (Young Women with Lily) 1943 (oil painting)

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Ngoc Van was a Vietnamese painter and was one of the first recipients who got the Ho Chi Ming Prize in 1996. He came from a poor family but dreamed about becoming an artist. It wasn't until 1926 that he passed the entrance exam in the Vietnam University of Fine Arts and graduated 2 years later. He then started drawing for the newspaper and eventually became a professor/principle.
I chose this painting because it related to me in many ways. I am a Vietnamese American who grew up going to temples and would wear an ao dai (traditional dress) and every temple I would visit always had some colored lily where people would take pictures.

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Bianjing city gate in Along the River During the Qingming Festival. Zhang Zeduan 

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A long the River During the Qingming Festival (Qingming Shanghe Tu) is a handscroll painting by the Song dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145). It captures the daily life of people and the landscape of the capital. This artwork tells the story of the time's people and captures a moment in their history. It reminds me of the Bayeaux Tapestry that I visited in a museum in Normandy, France which was made in medieval times and tells the story of William the Conqueror. Art is not only aesthetically pleasing but also a glimpse into history. Cool!

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"A Clock"

I chose to cover Suzuki Harunobu because he introduced Nishiki-e, the art of woodblocking and full color (more than 4) painting to his culture. He perfected the craft of Nishiki-e (which was invented by him!) within the last five years of his life in 1765. Before him paintings were monochromatic. I chose this because when I think of Japanese paintings I think of intense, bright, and vivid colors. It is amazing to think that before him paintings were only in black and white. During this short 5 years, he created over 20 illustrated books, 1000 colored prints, various paintings, numerous Shunga (which was extremely popular), and he also helped create one of the first calendars as seen in his culture.

Little is known about him, such as his birth date and birth place, but his contribution to art lives on forever!

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Jilson Tiu (@jilson.tiu) • Instagram photos and videos
Jilson Tiu
The artist I decided to go with was Jilson Tiu who is based in the Philippines. He captures moments in the Philippines as well as has photographed important subjects in the Philippines, such as his work of capturing "Greenpeace" which was a project to clean up the beaches in the Philippines.
This photo, also known as Chasing Life stood out to me because it is a photo of little kids having fun playing in the water in the Philippines. While that may seem normal, in the Philippines people live in poverty as well as that usually face a lot of struggles, like for example, my mom when she was a child with her siblings, her youngest brother got sick with polio, but her family wasn't able to provide him with the care he needed so they relied on natural medicines and such to get him through it. This eventually led to him being sick and now having a limp and the mentality of a 9 yr old boy. With this being said this photo meant alot to my mom because it shows that even with the pressures going on in this world especially in the Philippines there is always a reason to smile sometimes you just have to find it!

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This artwork is titled "Mushrooms" by Yayoi Kusama. This is an acrylic painting on canvas.  What drew me to this painting was the colors and the mushrooms. I think the colors all go really beautifully together and i love mushrooms. This painting kind of gives me the vibe of Alice and Wonderland which is one of my favorite Disney movies. The artist paints a lot of plants in her artwork because she grew up with merchant parents who worked in a plant nursery. In grade school Kusama often drew images based off of her hallucinations.