This week on the WAM x University podcast, Clark University student Mo Morales offers a personal take on "Arrangement in Pink and Grey (Afternoon Tea)," by Edmund Charles Tarbell. How do subtle details like a folding screen or a block of color connect to a larger art movement? And first of all, what is Japonisme? In Arrangement in Pink and Grey (Afternoon Tea), Impressionist Edmund Charles Tarbell is inspired by Japanese aesthetics, using devices like pigment choice, asymmetrical composition and actual Japanese Objects. This work invites the viewer to investigate Western appropriation of Japanese aesthetics and often disregarded cultural elements. Let's challenge ourselves to look closer, to examine and recognize our understanding of cultural exchange is only the beginning. Find the full episode at https://buff.ly/xLQ687i, and subscribe to make sure you hear every weekly episode. (fb)

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