Illustrators outside of the last 10 years I love.
There's a lot! Heres how Clamp made their debut in 1989.
So everything here is a tiny bit too girly whirly for what I'm going for, not least because they are an entirely female group. In comparison with the afore mentioned contemporary illustrators, they don't try to dazzle you with detail and the compositions are elegant. Sure this style has since been done to death but this was a fresh at the time.
They state their art to be heavily Tezuka influenced, this comes across but I see a lot of Riyoko Ikeda, an illustrator from the 60's.
Anyhew their style is good but not something I take particular influence from, the reason I mention these in relation to my own study is because of their focus on Kimono ( traditional Japanese fashion . Mokona ( one of Clamps three leaders ) designs Kimono and Kimono accessories. I like the way this is illustrated and incorporated into their work 
The animation this is taken from 'X' is animated by Madhouse and is one of the most stunning animations ever.
Their style also borrows from Rimuko Takahashi.
Again this style was fast hijacked but was cutting edge in the 60s.
They each pay particular attention to the eyes.
So anyway these ladies put a lot of emphasis on fashion, patterns and cloth-ware in their illustrations, bringing another layer to their compositions. Though this is fairly common in eastern arts. Heres some pictures from the Genji Emaki Yadorgi (12th Century)
The style has a mutual focus on all elements, the people, the architecture and interior and the decorative clothing. The Japanese would continue to produce traditional works in the style to appease the Shogunate whom had particular standards.During the Edo age (1600 - 1867)Japan was ruled by a feudal dictatorship suppressing social change in order to preserve itself. This also had an impact on the arts as freedom of expression was a threat! Unless ofcoarse you were expressing the right things. As ever the Americans stepped in and the later half of the 19th Century was a more liberal time for Japan. At this time more Japanese art would reach western shores and particularly woodblock prints became all the rage in fashionable French salons. The patterns and motifs etc. having a tremendous influence on painters of this time, notably Monet, Manet, Whistler, Van Gough and Toulouse-Lautrec. Amongst other inspirations the prints also had a significant impact on what originated from France shortly after. Art Nuevo.
So everything here is a tiny bit too girly whirly for what I'm going for, not least because they are an entirely female group. In comparison with the afore mentioned contemporary illustrators, they don't try to dazzle you with detail and the compositions are elegant. Sure this style has since been done to death but this was a fresh at the time.
They state their art to be heavily Tezuka influenced, this comes across but I see a lot of Riyoko Ikeda, an illustrator from the 60's.
Anyhew their style is good but not something I take particular influence from, the reason I mention these in relation to my own study is because of their focus on Kimono ( traditional Japanese fashion . Mokona ( one of Clamps three leaders ) designs Kimono and Kimono accessories. I like the way this is illustrated and incorporated into their work The animation this is taken from 'X' is animated by Madhouse and is one of the most stunning animations ever.
Their style also borrows from Rimuko Takahashi. Again this style was fast hijacked but was cutting edge in the 60s.
They each pay particular attention to the eyes.
So anyway these ladies put a lot of emphasis on fashion, patterns and cloth-ware in their illustrations, bringing another layer to their compositions. Though this is fairly common in eastern arts. Heres some pictures from the Genji Emaki Yadorgi (12th Century)
The style has a mutual focus on all elements, the people, the architecture and interior and the decorative clothing. The Japanese would continue to produce traditional works in the style to appease the Shogunate whom had particular standards.During the Edo age (1600 - 1867)Japan was ruled by a feudal dictatorship suppressing social change in order to preserve itself. This also had an impact on the arts as freedom of expression was a threat! Unless ofcoarse you were expressing the right things. As ever the Americans stepped in and the later half of the 19th Century was a more liberal time for Japan. At this time more Japanese art would reach western shores and particularly woodblock prints became all the rage in fashionable French salons. The patterns and motifs etc. having a tremendous influence on painters of this time, notably Monet, Manet, Whistler, Van Gough and Toulouse-Lautrec. Amongst other inspirations the prints also had a significant impact on what originated from France shortly after. Art Nuevo.
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