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07-22-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by shodo View Post
In a way, art has almost always been a series of worldwide influences/connections. Ukiyo-e (Japanese prints) if I remember correctly, had a great influence on Van Gogh and his art.
It was rather Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Picasso once said that if he was born Chinese he would have become a calligrapher.
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