Hiroshige’s Woodblock Masterpieces: Talk with Dr Kathleen Olive

Looking for something to do on Easter Monday 21 April?
ArtsNational Coffs Coast has something special on offer.

Dr Kathleen Olive, a fluent Italian speaker, with a doctorate in artisanal culture in Renaissance Florence, and many years teaching Italian language, literature and history at the University of Sydney, is also a passionate scholar in classical Japanese art and gardens.From conventional portraits of beautiful women and actors to series of landscapes, birds and flowers, Hiroshige’s career was distinguished by an unerring sense of line and the power of composition. Propelled by popular demand and enlivened by the subtle tweaks made possible by reprints, his prints demonstrate the refinement of Japanese tastes and the tradition of collaboration. With seasonality as our key, we focus on Hiroshige’s wintry scenes, exploring their appeal in the context of national aesthetics and geographies.