Hideshi Yoshida - シャンプーはちょっと苦手です (I'm not very good with shampoo...)

Contemporary Wood-Engraving

A magnificent piece of unparalleled skill & craftsmanship. Hideshi Yoshida captures a charming crocodile amongst the soapy suds - a routine the croc perhaps struggles with! 🐊🎨🐊 A wood-engraving printed on a combination of gampi & kozo papers from a selection of box & lemonwoods. The intricate precision detail of these ~6cm x 6cm hand-carved engravings is truly astonishing and can only really be fully appreciated up close.

• Year & Edition: 2012 · Ed. of 50 (signed, editioned & dated in pencil to plate).
• Medium: Wood-engraving on box & lemonwood blocks, printed on gampi & kōzo papers.
• Dimensions: Sheet H: 15.00 cm × W: 15.00 cm (Image H: 6.30 cm × W: 6.30 cm).
• Condition: Mint, direct from the artist’s studio.

About the Artist

Hideshi Yoshida (b. Hokkaido) is a Tokyo-based contemporary printmaker celebrated for his meticulous wood-engravings (木口木版) and vibrant woodblock prints. He transports viewers into surreal realms - ranging from charming animal scenes to visionary landscapes inspired by Lovecraft, Carroll and Stevenson - while centering his own Sci-Fi universe, Agnahuecom-Land, and the tech-driven mega-corporation FROSKEY Inc., powered by the mythical element Rabbitanium. Yoshida’s richly detailed narratives and fantastical precision have earned him international acclaim, with works held at the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology (Poland) and the St. Nikolai Municipal Museum (Belgium). Kumo Arts is proud to showcase his enchanting worlds. [ ← View All Works by Hideshi Yoshida]