Born in Duluth, Minnesota, the late Clifton Karhu was one of the most acclaimed American woodblock artists to work in Japan. Though the son of two painters and artistically inclined from an early age, Karhu joined the military. Stationed at the American Navy base in Sasebo from 1946 to 1948, he fell in love…
Born in Idaho Falls, Daniel Kelly is a painter, printmaker and multi-media artist. He studied at the University of Portland and Portland State University. Following graduation, Kelly moved to San Francisco, working in glass and mosaics before studying romantic-expressionist painting with Morton Levin. Upon seeing a book of woodblock prints, Kelly pursued the print…
Student of Nagai Kenji, whose works show her talent in imaginative abstract compositions.
Born in Duluth, Minnesota, the late Clifton Karhu was one of the most acclaimed American woodblock artists to work in Japan. Though the son of two painters and artistically inclined from an early age, Karhu joined the military. Stationed at the American Navy base in Sasebo from 1946 to 1948, he fell in love…
An internationally renowned master of the mezzotint print, Hamanishi uses the very nature of this medium to create velvety black backgrounds and richly detailed images laden with a sense of mystery and intrigue. His works are in the collections of several museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and the British Museum.
His rich and heavily textured woodblock prints are made by the reduction method, of carving the same block, printing and effacing up to twenty times. Influenced by the deep spirituality of Zen and the immense time and space of the universe, his images are born from various forms of creation, which can be observed…
Imamura Yoshio was born in the Japanese Alps of Nagano Prefecture where he grew up “in a humble dwelling at the bottom of a valley.” Remaining in the area, Imamura now owns a studio in Iida City where he works as a graphic designer and an independent artist…
Iwami Reika was not a direct pupil of Onchi but she ranks as the last of his true ‘Sosaku Hanga’ line, having been taught by his close associates, Shinagawa Takumi (q.v.) and Sekino Jun’ichiro (q.v.). From Onchi’s example she inherited skill in cool abstraction, as well as the printing from driftwood which has become…
Jaymal Nathwani Jaymal is a landscape and fine art photographer based between the UK and Switzerland. His photographic journey began as one of personal introspection but became a shared journey with so many around him becoming inspired by his work and the message he was seeking to deliver, and encouraging him to continue on the path. His […]
Joichi Hoshi was a Japanese printmaker best known for his depictions of trees in centered compositions. The trees are often shown leafless with monochromatic backgrounds, sometimes incorporating gold or silver leaf into the layers of the intricate woodblock process. Born in 1913 in Niigata, Japan, Hoshi began his artistic career after working as an…