How often do we have the exotic feelings?The word "exotic" always reminds me Debussy, a significant French composer, who went to Paris Exposition Universelle (1889), and the impact from there changed his musical style, moving from the influence of Richard Wagner to Eastern element music.
In fact, the most important symbol in this exhibition was the brand-new Eiffel Tower, which served as the entrance in the event.
In there, Debussy was introduced to Gamelan music from Java, where is part of Indonisia. The special pantatonic scale effects inspired him, thus created the impressionistic music.
What about Impressionism in Art?
That was even back then, in Exposition Universelle (1867), japanese woodcut prints (Yamato-e) appeared in Paris, artist like Van Gogh was deeply influenced by its strong contrast in color, the unconstraint from traditional space and three-dimensional perspectives.
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