I do know that the prints did not look as similar to one another as I would have liked(that is an understatement!!).īut still the possibilities were obvious. I can't even remember everything that went wrong. My fingers got paint on them and they went onto the paper. I had all sorts of splotches in my print rather than the smooth, rich, even color I was expecting. On the other hand when I made that first print technical difficulties required me to yell out to my wife that I'd have to skip lunch and then as the day went on I had to yell out again and ask if we could delay supper.Įverything went wrong!! The paper was too wet or too dry. The fact is that the print at top of this post is only my sixth moku hanga print!! What can I say? As soon as I tried my first moku hanga print I loved the possibilities that I was now seeing first hand. If you read this I imagine you will know who you are.īack to why the title might be misleading though. So I first should say thanks to both the artist and the family. The family bought a large number of my works in late 2016 and it was the proceeds of those sales which helped to fund most of my early moku hanga supplies. I'm not naming names here, more for privacy reasons than anything else, of that artist or of another family that was also instrumental in my deciding to try moku hanga. His colors in particular seemed to offer something richer than what I was getting in my previous linocuts and woodcuts. I did that largely because I'd seen the prints of one wildlife artist in particular who used and still uses moku hanga to make brilliantly colored, quite creative prints. I did make my first moku hanga print at the beginning of 2017. The title is true and accurate but it's possibly misleading. Edition not complete as of 02.10.19 but it will be between 20 and 25. Artists represent the countries of Australia Canada Croatia Finland Ireland Italy Japan Macau, People’s Republic of China the Netherlands, New Zealand Norway Poland South Korea the United Kingdom and the United States of America.Purple Finch and Hairy Woodpecker. It promotes the understanding of mokuhanga and its history, and encourages the study and practice of mokuhanga printmaking in the global art community. This exhibition bridges time periods, places, generations, and disciplines through a celebration of the tradition of mokuhanga. The diverse works include abstract to representational styles, vibrant to subtle hues, contemporary commentary and humor, and an unusual pair of plaited prints. Mokuhanga, a traditional Japanese woodblock printing technique, is widely recognized through ukiyo-e prints that were popular during the Edo period (1603–1868).īeauty of Mokuhanga features 107 woodblock prints and hand-printed artists’ books created by 68 invited artists from around the world. Images courtesy of Gaye Chan, Chair, Department of Art and Art Historyįrom UH Manoa: The juried international exhibition Beauty of Mokuhanga: Discipline & Sensibility celebrates the Third International Mokuhanga Conference, which is being held outside of Japan for the first time. #Moku hanga abstract seriesThe Old Jamestown Bridge series was selected for inclusion in Beauty of Mokuhanga: Discipline and Sensibility in conjunction with the International Mokuhanga Conference 2017, held at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |