{"product_id":"akira-kurosaki-camouflaged-world-8","title":"Akira Kurosaki - 迷彩譜8 (Camouflaged World 8)","description":"\u003ch6 data-end=\"363\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eModern | S\u003cspan\u003eōsaku Hanga\u003c\/span\u003e Woodblock Print\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 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.\u003c\/em\u003e 🔴🔵🔺\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"453\" data-start=\"367\"\u003eYear \u0026amp; Edition: 1978 · Ed. of 50 (30\/50) (signed \u0026amp; titled in pencil to plate).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"486\" data-start=\"456\"\u003eMedium: Woodblock. 10\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e blocks, 15 colours - p\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003erinted on Echizen Torinoko paper*.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"573\" data-start=\"489\"\u003eDimensions: Sheet approx H: 89.25 cm × W: 62.00 cm (Image H: 80.00 cm × W: 55.00 cm).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"698\" data-start=\"576\"\u003eCondition: Stunning, with beautifully rich \u0026amp; colours and no visible marks or blemishes. General surface handling to margins. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"845\" data-start=\"701\"\u003eNotes: 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. \u003cem\u003eRaisonné No. 261, (W246). 黒崎彰の全仕事 (The Complete Works of Akira Kurosaki: Catalogue Raisonné 1965-2006).\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAkira 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. \u003ca title=\"黒崎彰 Akira Kurosaki (1937-2019)\" href=\"https:\/\/xm7kjz-qq.myshopify.com\/collections\/akira-kurosaki\"\u003e[ ← View All Works by Akira Kurosaki]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kumo Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58709197979992,"sku":null,"price":620.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/6745\/8648\/files\/AkiraKurosaki-CamouflagedWorld8Thmb.jpg?v=1793391498","url":"https:\/\/www.kumoarts.com\/products\/akira-kurosaki-camouflaged-world-8","provider":"Kumo Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}