Akira Kurosaki - 迷彩譜7 (Camouflaged World 7)
Modern | Sōsaku Hanga Woodblock Print
A fabulous print by Akira Kurosaki: 迷彩譜7 (Camouflaged World 7). Two large striped organic forms are stacked through the centre of the composition, each split between smooth green-to-yellow gradients and bands of red, blue, green and white. Geometric stacks overlap them from the left, while magenta lines and diagonal forms cut across the surrounding grey-green field - its mica-like pigment/metallic sheen shimmering beautifully in the light. The deep black framing, red central axis and green outer border give the image a strong architectural structure. A major large-scale work from Kurosaki’s 1977 Camouflaged World series, combining the vivid colour, organic forms and layered geometry. 🟢🔺
- Year & Edition: 1977 · Ed. of 50 (6/50) (signed & titled in pencil to plate).
- Medium: Woodblock. 10 blocks, 17 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: Exceptionally well preserved, with beautifully rich colours and no visible marks or blemishes. General surface handling to margins.
- Notes: Camouflaged World 7 is held in the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. *Artist watermark to margins. Raisonné No. 260, (W245). 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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