Kuniyoshi Immersive Art Exhibition Opens at Kyoto City Museum Through September
This digital art installation continues the trend of animating classic ukiyo-e for modern audiences, focusing on Kuniyoshi's fantastical warrior prints and satirical imagery.
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The KUNIYOSHI IMMERSIVE ART exhibition opened July 18 at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, running to September 23. Produced by HITOHATA as a spin-off of the Moving Ukiyo-e Exhibition, it uses 3DCG animation and projection mapping to bring over 50 Utagawa Kuniyoshi works to life, including Miyamoto Musashi and the Giant Whale and Soma no Furudairi. The installation is part of the larger Ukiyo-e Super Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi Exhibition, which displays about 200 works across six genres.
The immersive art installation is a spin-off of the 'Moving Ukiyo-e Exhibition' series. Located at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art's main building, the projection-based space uses 3DCG animation to animate over 50 Kuniyoshi prints, including 'Miyamoto Musashi and the Giant Whale' and 'Soma no Furudairi.' The larger 'Ukiyo-e Super Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi Exhibition' surrounding it displays about 200 works across six genres, ranging from warrior prints to caricatures and bijin-ga. The exhibition is organized by Kansai Television, The Sankei Shimbun, The Kyoto Shimbun, and Kyoto City.
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