An Angry Heavenly God (Ika Tenjin) stares directly out of the paper in this harsh, and high con- trasty print by Munakata. The God, in dark, heavy costume sits on delicately detailed mat.
Produced in harsh, and somewhat aggressive carvings of the block, this print emphasises Mu-
nakata’s more European approach to printmaking; a focus on the block and the process rather than the final print – a strong departure from the rules, and restrictions of traditional Japanese prints.
An exquisite lithograph produced on a very textural Japanese ‘washi’ paper, published by Yasukawa as part of their collaborative calendar project.
Dimensions: 31 x 33 cm Original Printing Date: 1956, (Litho printing date: 2020) Medium: Lithograph
Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) was a Japanese artist, world-renowned for his woodblock prints and his role in popularising both the shin-hanga and mingei movements in the West. Munakata’s distinctive and harsh take on print making gained worldwide attention in the mid 20th Century: in the Eastern World, this was a result of his departure from more traditional production techniques whilst still maintaining the cultural subject matter of Buddha, flowers and similar everyday imagery. Whereas in the West, the prints were produced in a style not too dissimilar from the European abstract and modernist artists, which in turn gained Munakata the nickname of ‘Japanese Picasso.’ One can easily see the similarties between the two artists.
An interesting observation is noticing that Picasso and his French peers were influenced by the work of the earlier Japanese printmakers, notably Hokusai, which in turn influenced Munakata; the influence really travelled full circle within artistic circles in the 19th and 20thcenturies.
Ika tenjin no saku by Shikō Munakata
£55.00
怒天神の柵
An Angry Heavenly God (Ika Tenjin) stares directly out of the paper in this harsh, and high con- trasty print by Munakata. The God, in dark, heavy costume sits on delicately detailed mat.
Produced in harsh, and somewhat aggressive carvings of the block, this print emphasises Mu-
nakata’s more European approach to printmaking; a focus on the block and the process rather than the final print – a strong departure from the rules, and restrictions of traditional Japanese prints.
An exquisite lithograph produced on a very textural Japanese ‘washi’ paper, published by Yasukawa as part of their collaborative calendar project.
Dimensions: 31 x 33 cm
Original Printing Date: 1956, (Litho printing date: 2020)
Medium: Lithograph
Description
Shikō Munakata 棟方 志功
Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) was a Japanese artist, world-renowned for his woodblock prints and his role in popularising both the shin-hanga and mingei movements in the West. Munakata’s distinctive and harsh take on print making gained worldwide attention in the mid 20th Century: in the Eastern World, this was a result of his departure from more traditional production techniques whilst still maintaining the cultural subject matter of Buddha, flowers and similar everyday imagery. Whereas in the West, the prints were produced in a style not too dissimilar from the European abstract and modernist artists, which in turn gained Munakata the nickname of ‘Japanese Picasso.’ One can easily see the similarties between the two artists.
An interesting observation is noticing that Picasso and his French peers were influenced by the work of the earlier Japanese printmakers, notably Hokusai, which in turn influenced Munakata; the influence really travelled full circle within artistic circles in the 19th and 20thcenturies.
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