More Modern Woodblock prints: Katsuyuki Nishijima

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Thomas | Art Discoveries | Tags: , , , |
As promised in my earlier post, I want to continue showing modern woodblock prints. The following are made by Katsuyuki Nishijima (born 1945). He sticks to traditional themes, but adds a contemporary perspective to it. Love the little flying umbrellas.
Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Rain and Fine"

Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Rain and Fine"



Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Roofs" (not official title)

Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Roofs" (not official title)



Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Street Corner" (not official title)

Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Street Corner" (not official title)



Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Laundry Day"

Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Laundry Day"



Those rooftops remember me on towns and villages near my hometown (which is not in Japan, but Saxony, Germany).
Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Ikomaya"

Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Ikomaya"



Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Umbrellas"

Katsuyuki Nishijima - "Umbrellas"



And this is what the people on the intertubes think about Japanese art. Loved this – and the comments on the page there are glorious.
Japanese Art PWND

The recursive comments in the link are rotflsome.

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