





-Susan Sontag







A Floating World is an image that makes reference to the Ukiyo-e, a genre of Japanese woodblock prints and paintings produced between the 17th and the 20th centuries. Ukiyo-e, which means "pictures of the floating world" in Japanese, features something that is gorgeous, yet transitory at the same time. The solid architectural shapes are part of a floating island surrounded by clouds, which symbolizes the fleeting nature of things.













-Susan Sontag
A Floating World is an image that makes reference to the Ukiyo-e, a genre of Japanese woodblock prints and paintings produced between the 17th and the 20th centuries. Ukiyo-e, which means "pictures of the floating world" in Japanese, features something that is gorgeous, yet transitory at the same time. The solid architectural shapes are part of a floating island surrounded by clouds, which symbolizes the fleeting nature of things.