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By: Cooper Irinaga  Background information:  All art was created in Japan throughout Edo period (1615-1868). All artists seen in this blog are famous Japanese artists that make up a lot of artwork centered around this time. Edo from the Edo era was the city of Edo better known now as Tokyo. The time 1615-1868 is very important to this period because that's when the fifteen generations of Tokugawa Shogun better understood as the feudal lords of Japan were in power over Edo Japan.  Fuji Tagonoura  Created by Shibata Zeshin in 1868 Origin: Japan                Fuji Tagonoura  is a very well-rounded art piece illustrating Mount Fuji. I selected this work because one of Japan's greatest physical features is the mountain shown in this artwork. I also used this painting because it's a great depiction of how people viewed the mountain, with a lot of respect and intense vision. I really relish the contrast between the sky to the peak, but one aspect I think it lacks is the bright ar

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 By: Cooper Irinaga The Withdrawl from Dunkirk By: Charles Cundell Created in June 1940             The Withdrawl from Dunkirk  was a very big achievement for Britain. Cundell has wonderfully portrayed the circumstances of the battlefield which draws importance to one of the biggest military evacuations ever. A big reason why I selected this work was that it was one of the biggest turning points in World War II, there were many books and movies made after these sequences of events. One of the reasons why this piece relates to the arts of this era is because the background of this place is in the heart of World War II, and this art piece depicted the action involved with this war.  The Withdrawl from Dunkirk  reflects my chosen topic because it portrays how World War II felt, we witness a lot of emotion in this image and it shows precisely how the British soldiers felt when escaping. There are many elements involved in this piece, a very clear element I see is the color contrast, in the