VIEWING THE THE FIFTY-THREE STATIONS OF THE TŌKAIDO
Like Hokusai’s A Series of Views of Mt. Fuji,” the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaid are traditional woodcut prints. Created by Utagawa Hiroshige, They depict the Tōkaidō road, which linked the shōgun‘s capital of Edo, to the imperial capital of Kyōto. Printed in the mid-1830s, they rank close in importance in Japanese art to Hokusai’s prints.
As in the case with Hiroshige’s work, I have placed new content layers on the original Tokaido prints–hopefully bringing a new perspective to them. My current plan is to complete new collages based on all 53 Stations depicted in the Hiroshige prints. They are connected together by the idea of “Western Visitors” or “Observers.”
