{"product_id":"jacek-machowski-fire-from-the-sky","title":"Jacek Machowski - Fire from the sky...","description":"\u003ch6\u003eContemporary Woodblock Print\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fabulous print by Jacek Machowski: Fire from the sky.... Developed from a New Year card sketch begun at the end of 2025, the image turns contemporary conflict into an apocalyptic landscape: red fires cut through dark ridges, smoke rises into a blue-pink sky, and white streaks of destruction rain above. Machowski continued returning to the image as the year unfolded, hoping that by the time the print was finished its subject would already feel outdated. Printed from just two cherry-veneered plywood blocks, with mica adding a subtle reflective quality to the surface. \u003c\/em\u003e☄️🔥\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear \u0026amp; Edition: 2026 · Ed. of 31 in this colourway (signed, titled \u0026amp; editioned in pencil).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Woodblock. Printed from two cherry-veneered plywood blocks using powdered water-based pigments with a binder of nori and nikawa glue, with mica.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper: Woodstock Betulla 225 g\/m² machine-made paper.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: Sheet H: 25.40 cm × W: 19.20 cm.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Mint. Direct from the artist’s studio.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes: Machowski began developing Fire from the sky... at the end of 2025 while sketching a design for a \u003cem\u003enengajō (年賀状)\u003c\/em\u003e, a Japanese New Year card. Thinking about the wars and political tensions that had defined the year, the sketch developed into what he describes as an “apocalyptic landscape”, and he decided to continue it as an independent work instead. Machowski returned to the design through early 2026 as conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Lebanon, alongside tensions around Taiwan, made its subject feel increasingly current. He eventually completed the print for the 104th [Baren] Print Exchange, producing an edition of just 31 impressions in this colour scheme. His stated hope is that the image will eventually become outdated - that the conflicts which informed it will end. Technically, the print is remarkably economical, using only two blocks to create the layered landscape, graduated sky and falling white forms. *Delivered in presentation slip.\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\u003eJacek Machowski (b. 1983) is a Polish printmaker and educator who has become an important European voice in contemporary mokuhanga (木版画). Trained at the University of Rzeszów, Japanese water-based woodblock is central to his practice, combining traditional hand-printing with techniques such as bokashi gradation, karazuri embossing and kirazuri mica printing. In 2026, he completed a doctorate devoted to adapting mokuhanga to Polish materials and conditions, and his work has appeared in more than one hundred exhibitions in Poland and abroad, including major international exhibitions in Nara and Echizen.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kumo Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58334562845016,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/6745\/8648\/files\/JacekMachowski-Firefromthesky...Thmb.jpg?v=1788272413","url":"https:\/\/www.kumoarts.com\/products\/jacek-machowski-fire-from-the-sky","provider":"Kumo Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}