Yuka Doutou - item #15

Contemporary Silkscreen

A fabulous print by Yuka Doutou: Item #15. A lively constellation of miniature figures, animals, and everyday objects spreads across the surface - connected by dotted lines and delicate frameworks. People wave, reach, or carry small items, while cats and playful creatures drift nearby. Printed in fine black line with shimmering gold accents, the scene feels part map, part daydream - an imagined network of moments in motion. Doutou transforms these sketchbook fragments into a silkscreen world that changes with new stories & imagination each time. ✨🐾

• Year & Edition: 2019 · Artist Proof. (signed, titled & marked “A.P.” in pencil).
  
• Medium: Silkscreen.
  
• Dimensions: Sheet H: 70.00 cm × W: 69.50 cm.
  
• Condition: Direct from artist studio.
  
• Notes: From Doutou’s Item series where drawings from her notebooks are digitally layered and reassembled into intricate, character-filled prints. Item #15 captures the artist’s balance of spontaneity and structure - a scene of tiny, interconnected lives suspended in playful space.

About the Artist

道藤由加 Yuka Doutou (b. 1983, Hyōgo) builds exuberant silkscreen prints that shift with every glance. From afar, her candy-bright surfaces appear carefree and textile-like; up close, they burst into crowds of animated characters - playful, chaotic, and full of mischief. Balancing light-hearted colour with an undertone of unease, Doutou captures what she calls “Carefree Moment, Bad Premonition” (呑気な時間、嫌な予感). Winner of the Jury Prize at the Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, Doutou's contemporary works are a marvel to behold. [ ← View All Works by Yuka Doutou]