| Title | : | The Eye Of Atrocity: Superviolent Art By Yoshitoshi (Ukiyo-e Master Series) |
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| ISBN | : | 1840683058 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781840683059 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 |
| Publication | : | First published October 31, 2012 |
THEe€ˆEYEe€ˆOFe€ˆATROCITY, edited by Jack Hunter (who also edited the ground-breaking extreme ukiyo-e anthology "Dream Spectres"), collects and considers over 80 of the most blood-drenched and disturbing artworks produced by Yoshitoshi during his career, presented in large-format and full-colour throughout. Second in a dynamic new series presenting the cutting edge of 19th century Japanese art.
The Eye Of Atrocity: Superviolent Art By Yoshitoshi (Ukiyo-e Master Series) Reviews
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Las obras están increíbles, pero el diseño del libro es horrible, ponen acercamientos a la misma obra, pero no se ven nítidas, la calidad de impresión tampoco es la mejor, parece una revista. Es una lástima porque en occidente tenemos poco acceso a libros con esta temática, me encantaría algo del tipo de este libro pero bien hecho.
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Striking images letdown by some shoddy reproduction and clumsy cropping
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Pixelated images. Cruelty and brutality.
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This would be an excellent book to leave in your guest room if our wanted some one to clear out in the middle of the night.
Yoshitoshi was given his name when he apprenticed himself to the ukiyo-e master Kuniyoshi in 1850. He was eleven years old at the time. While his master specialized in scenes of samurai battles and the supernatural, the young Yoshitoshi went for the gore. His most famous series is called "Twenty-Eight Murders with Verse." He also contributed to news nishiki-e. broadsides dedicated to the most lurid murders of the day.
Yoshitoshi was featured heavily in Jack Hunter's Dream Spectres, but there the information was sparse and the prints small. In this publication, the information on individual prints is more informative, and the more generous size allows you to appreciate the sophistication of each horrendous image. Crucified and mutilated bodies dangle from poles, heads fly from bodies and blood sprays the wall. Some victims are attacked in their sleep but others put up a futile defense, legs and arms desperately fighting off assailants. Victors feed severed heads to their dogs, relax in their blood-saoked bodies in the bath, or drink the blood dripping from their victim's neck. Yoshitoshi could also be subtle and even witty, In one scene the sword has first split the victim's straw hat before slicing into his upturned face.
This is not mainstream ukiyo-e, but I trust it has been chosen because it is the best of the most extreme range of such images. Bad imitations would be simply distasteful, and as outrageous and at times disgusting as these images are, they are technical and aesthetic triumphs. And a lot has to do with the blood. I get the impression that the block containing the red details was always the last applied. The blood hovers over and splotches the images. Whether there is a little or a lot, it is the defining element of the composition -
La calidad de las imágenes no es la mejor, pero esta obra en inglés es de lo poco que he encontrado reunido con la vida y obra de Yoshitoshi.
