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Picasso [Reclining Nude 32-058] and Torii Kiyonobu [Tanabata festival]

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The idea that we can't understand art until we see the real thing is still circulating. But ninety-nine percent of the works I have seen are reproductions. If we accept that design (image) is the essence of art, by looking at art books and digital images, we can find the answer to what art is.  In formal art theory, digital images are also works.      from [Blog "Unified Art Theory"]   Genuine works of the print collection  in museum collection are not readily available to see. Kiyonobu's name is well known but his work is not understood. One of the reasons is that most people don't realize that reproduction is enough to enjoy seeing. It seems that there are few people who try to find it in digital images.   I found three digital images which are related.        The middle one seems to be most balanced.         Torii Kiyonobu 「 Actor Sawamura Kodenji as a Woman at the Time of the    Tanabata Festival」 It ...