Misa Tsuchiya - 火球 (Fireball)

Contemporary Woodblock Print

An ostrich! 🎨🐾 🇯🇵  A lovely design from Misa Tsuchiya. Misa Tsuchiya’s insight & inspiration behind this wonderfully fun piece, 火球 (Fireball):

今日も東京？で火球が飛んだみたい。最近多いなあ。(Tokyo today? Fireballs seem to have flown in Tokyo today. There are a lot of them these days).

『疾走Ⅱ』よりもっと足が速いダチョウくんです。火球ってダチョウみたいな生き物が、ビューンと地球に降ってる様子なんじゃないかと思っている今日この頃。(This is an ostrich that runs even faster than "Shippo II". I think a fireball is a creature like an ostrich that is falling to the earth with a bang).

正直、火球に遭遇したときは感動してしまった。(To be honest, I was moved when I encountered a fireball).

• Year & Edition: 2023 · Ed. of 15 (signed, titled & editioned in pencil to plate).
• Medium: Water-based woodblock print on Tosa Washi No. 1 (100% kōzo, Kōchi Prefecture).
• Dimensions: Sheet H: 17.00 cm × W: 50.00 cm (Image H: 9.00 cm × W: 43.00 cm).
• Condition: Mint, direct from the artist’s studio.

About the Artist

土屋未沙 Misa Tsuchiya (b. 1993, Kanagawa) reimagines centuries-old Japanese mokuhanga with a thoroughly contemporary flair. Her animal-themed woodblock prints burst off the page in bold colour and unexpected form - elongated limbs, poised tension and playful energy bring each creature to life. Tsuchiya’s work is held in prestigious collections worldwide, including the Kanuma Municipal Art Museum (Japan), Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art (Israel) and Tama Art University (Tokyo). [ ← View All Works by Misa Tsuchiya]