With a focus on "natural" youth-art group to challenge the "Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood" of the era art exhibition

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In Japan in 2015, or shows the attitude to fight the country Onaga Governor of Okinawa Prefecture around the Futenma base relocation issue, or partners prove that acknowledge the relationship equivalent to marriage to same-sex couples have been issued in Shibuya, the masses to this movement that is me shows the diversity and choice in politics and history and culture that have been granted to acceptance was seen many. Because the existing values ​​are, when you are in the midst, but something they've ingrained in the body as "natural", cover and see also the all time it can be seen that in fact not so many Nante-class to universal thing. Era would also say has been shaped by the repetition of the antithesis to the "natural". In addition, such a challenge to the "natural", the people that can refute looks attractive, I wonder inevitable of the natural world that can not remain in the status quo. This time from the world of art, to introduce the trajectory of some young people who challenged the "commonplace".

Queen Victoria is the 19th century that reigned in the British Empire, art exhibition is December 22, with a focus on art population of young people 7 who had cast the antithesis to the Academy of the existing art world has been formed, "The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood", Bunkamura The - to start the museum.

British Empire at the time, it was at the height of prosperity through the Industrial Revolution. Born in many of the middle class, that their nouveau riche tastes and hobbies, was supposed to be the left and right also the direction of the art world. The Academy of the art world has been a cornerstone at the time, Renaissance masters Raphael lined up in the da Vinci, Michelangelo. Seven of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood is there to feel the exaggeration and affectation, advocated a return to Raphael previous painting.

Members, a painter who was John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti in the center. In 1848 and formed the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood" sincere efforts to the subject matter in a sincere attitude, pursuing a dense description of nature. And literary with moral implications, believed to be able to strengthen the people through the scene of religious, or daily life, such as efforts to reach as many of the people work can be, went in pursuit of the youthful ideal of painting .

However, to this group is the collapse in the wake of Milly in 1853 became an associate member of the Academy. After the youthful work group by the Brethren in the exhibition, young people and their way of thinking, which belongs to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood it is, chasing then traced gait.
Lawrence Alma-Tadema "favorite poet" 1888 Oil on panel (C) Courtesy National Museums Liverpool, Lady Lever Art Gallery

Lawrence Alma-Tadema in 1888, announced the genre painting you set the theme in the ancient world "favorite poet". See things in its realistic an fine depiction, that was remember the feeling as if it happened like in place. The female nude is not a deity, attention has gathered even in that incorporated into the public arena that has not been recognized until then.
ウィリアム･ヘンリー･ハント　《卵のあるツグミの巣とプリムラの籠》1850-60年頃　水彩、グワッシュ・紙　

"Thrush nest and Primula of basket with egg" is known for still life depicting the nest and eggs of birds, William Henry Hunt of work was also referred to as the "Hunt of the Bird's Nest." Such as dead leaves and the ground of the plant, the less color width which was toned brown and divided draw in delicate colors, comes through nature of the depth from the deep observation.

At the venue, and a group called the Pre-Raphaelites second generation, before faction also introduced strong painters of classical tendencies that pursuit. John William Waterhouse is in the wake of impressed at the memorial exhibition of the death of the painters of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, that was reproduced representation of the story of myth and literature that stir the imagination of the viewer.
1856 "Isanburasu Sir across the dream ─ shallows of ancient" John Everett Millais - 57 years Oil on canvas (C) Courtesy National Museums Liverpool, Lady Lever Art Gallery

Exhibitors work in 65-point, such as oil painting watercolor, worldwide to Liverpool National Museum (Liverpool city and 3 museum generic name of the suburbs), which is known as a museum with a masterpiece of the Pre-Raphaelite collection. Collectively being introduced plans to this time in Japan's first, such as "Isanburasu Sir across the dream ─ shallow waters of the ancient" of John Everett Millais, Japan's first published work is also on display a large number.

But lined with work to be known as the masterpiece is now the venue, what support the foundation of such a work group, a strong belief of young people who did not follow the existing way. Through the exhibition, it will try to relive the ideal trajectory that young people have dreamed of in the art world of a certain era.

Liverpool National Museum of Fine British dream Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Exhibition
Yes held: 2015 December 22 (Tuesday) - 2016 March 6 (Sunday)
    ※1/1(金・祝)・1/25(月)休館
Yes hours: 10:00 to 19:00 (Admission until 18:30)
    毎週金･土曜日は21:00まで（入館は20:30まで）
    ※1/2（土）を除く
Yes Venue: Bunkamura The Museum (Shibuya-ku Dogenzaka 2-24-1)
Yes Rates: General on the day 1,500 yen, etc.
〇 Official:Http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/museum/exhibition/15_raffaello/

Editorial Yokota

Born in 1980, Kanagawa prefecture. Shibuya since he moved to Tokyo in the period in the university is a sacred place of culture. While now belong to the Shibuya culture project editing unit, is the straw sandals life of two feet to act as a caregiver.