Looking at Ukiyo-e, or ‘Pictures of the Floating World’, executed in woodcut.
Ukiyo-e, or ‘Pictures of the Floating World’, executed in woodcut, was the dominant, popular Japanese art form between the 17th and 19th centuries.
This historical overview beginning with the introduction of the woodcut to Japan in 770 introduces the cultural and political background, key artists, imagery and innovations that led to the ukiyo-e period, and goes on to explore the cultural and creative cross-fertilization that such prints inspired when they first arrived in the West in the 1880s, causing an immediate sensation.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Ms Carol Wilhide Justin
Carol Wilhide Justin is an artist-printmaker who specialises in Japanese woodcut.
In 2014 Carol was awarded a residency at the MI-LAB studio, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, where she was taught the mokuhanga technique by Japanese sensei. She graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2017 with an MA in Print.
She has exhibited in a number of independent shows and larger mixed exhibitions such as the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair and Bankside Gallery. Her work is held in private and public collections including Clifford Chance and the V&A.
She also teaches Japanese Woodcut at Morley College, the City Literary Institute and the Art Academy.
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Mr David Winpenny
21 Jan 2026 - 10:30
Online Event
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Mr Justin Reay
18 Feb 2026 - 10:30
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The paintings of everyday life that show glimpses of intricate craftwork and a range of Art Nouveau and English Arts and Crafts motifs.