Akira Kurosaki - 迷彩譜6 (Camouflaged World 6)
Modern | Sōsaku Hanga Woodblock Print
A fabulous print by Akira Kurosaki: 迷彩譜6 (Camouflaged World 6). Two paired organic forms sit across the top of the composition, combining smooth green-to-yellow gradients with striped bands of red, blue, green and white. Below, a large angular structure appears to fold open across a beautiful grey-green field shimmering in mica-like pigment/metallic sheen - catching the light beautifully. A vivid magenta line twists through the exposed space. Framed in Kurosaki’s characteristic deep black and red, this is a major large-scale work from his 1977 Camouflaged World series, with the layered geometry and organic forms creating a strong sense of depth. 🟢
- Year & Edition: 1977 · Ed. of 50 (6/50) (signed & titled in pencil to plate).
- Medium: Woodblock. 9 blocks, 15 colours - printed on Echizen Torinoko paper*.
- Dimensions: Sheet ~ H: 89.25 cm × W: 62.00 cm (Image H: 80.00 cm × W: 55.00 cm).
- Condition: Stunning. No marks or blemishes, beautiful rich colours. Very faint toning margin. General surface handling to margins.
- Notes: An impression of Camouflaged World 6 is held by the Tokushima Modern Art Museum. *Artist watermark to margins. Raisonné No. 259, (W244). 黒崎彰の全仕事 (The Complete Works of Akira Kurosaki: Catalogue Raisonné 1965-2006).
About the Artist
Akira Kurosaki (1937-2019) was a pioneering mokuhanga artist who fused traditional Japanese woodblock techniques with bold abstraction and surreal landscapes, rendered in his signature deep reds, purples and blacks. A graduate of the Kyoto Institute of Technology and devoted to the sōsaku hanga ethos - overseeing every stage of production himself - he earned the Florence Biennale Gold Prize and Japan’s Order of the Sacred Treasure. From 1987 he taught and led the Printmaking Department at Kyoto Seika University, mentoring a generation of printmakers; his work is held by the British Museum, MoMA and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. [ ← View All Works by Akira Kurosaki]
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