THE PLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW

2022 GUIDED VIDEO TOURS

This year we have created several videos introducing highlights of the 65th CWAJ Print Show.

Each video offers a brief description of selected prints and the artists’ inspiration behind them. We hope you enjoy these tours!

Created by 2022 Guided Tours team

Michiko Okubo, Masami Sakurai, Martina Ziesse and Akiko Nakagawa

“Light and Shadow”

Guided Tour (2:22)
featuring 8 black and white prints

“Light and Color”

Guided Tour (3:14)
featuring 11 color prints

Leaflet – “Artists’ Talks:
From Inspiration to Finished Work” 

Learn more about the 19 prints featured in the guided tour videos by downloading this explanatory leaflet:

“Artists’ Talks: From Inspiration to Finished Work” (2022 Guided Tours)

“Sosaku Hanga – Creative Prints”

This special video gives a brief history of printmaking with a focus on contemporary Japanese prints featuring prints from this year’s show. (6 :46)

THE MAGIC OF PRINTMAKING

Six-part Video Series

The Magic of Printmaking” series comprises six videos, each featuring the work of one artist and his or her unique production process. Why do they go to all that trouble? Why not just paint or draw? Preparing the plate requires planning, creativity and expertise, and then the printing is an art in itself. When you watch these artists at work, you will understand why they are dedicated to printmaking, and why every impression is an original work of art. Enjoy!

Writing and Narration by Michiko Okubo

Video creation by Akiko Nakagawa

HIROTA Raifu

Il Postino    2020

technique: linocut

ICHINO Yu

over the mountain    2020

technique: stone lithograph

MOMMA Hidemi

[Memories of the Wind]    2019

technique: silkscreen

OMORI Hiroyuki

A drop of water    2020

technique: mezzotint

SEKINO Yowsaku

[Cosmos and a Dragon Vase]   2021

technique: woodcut/gold leaf

SONOYAMA Harumi

Signe – Blond    2020

technique: lithograph