Akira Kurosaki - 迷彩譜8 (Camouflaged World 8)
Modern | Sōsaku Hanga Woodblock Print
A fabulous print by Akira Kurosaki: 迷彩譜8 (Camouflaged World 8). Four large triangular forms structure the composition, each divided between sweeping bands of blue, green and yellow and smooth grey-green planes, with metallic spheres positioned at their centres. A deep black central axis and red framing cut through the image, while smaller geometric forms and coloured lines appear between the larger shapes. The arrangement gives the print a strong sense of symmetry and depth. A major large-scale woodblock from 1978, and an especially important work in the series - Camouflaged World 8 is recorded as the prize-winning work associated with Kurosaki’s 1983 World Print Award. 🔴🔵🔺
- Year & Edition: 1978 · Ed. of 50 (30/50) (signed & titled in pencil to plate).
- Medium: Woodblock. 10 blocks, 15 colours - printed on Echizen Torinoko paper*.
- Dimensions: Sheet approx H: 89.25 cm × W: 62.00 cm (Image H: 80.00 cm × W: 55.00 cm).
- Condition: Stunning, with beautifully rich & colours and no visible marks or blemishes. General surface handling to margins.
- Notes: Camouflaged World 8 is held by the Miyagi Museum of Art and is recorded as the prize-winning work associated with Kurosaki’s 1983 World Print Award at the Contemporary Masters / World Print Award exhibition. *Artist watermark to margins. Raisonné No. 261, (W246). 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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