Hideshi Yoshida - パンダまみれ (Pandas Everywhere!)

Contemporary Wood-Engraving

🐼🎨🐼 A delightful engraving showcasing pandas in a variety of playful poses - from tumbling to lounging - all rendered with Yoshida’s signature precision on box & lemonwood blocks and printed on a luxurious blend of gampi & kōzo papers. First shown as パンダまみれ at the 43rd Cadaqués International Mini Print Exhibition (2023), Yoshida later expanded the concept into the larger 超パンダまみれ (Super Pandas Everywhere!) in repeating pattern.

• Year & Edition: 2022 · 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: 6.40 cm × W: 6.40 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]