Its not very often that I see a printed artwork that 'blows my mind',
but today I saw these screenprints by Ono Kouseki (or Ko-seki Ono), from Japan,
and was so amazed that I felt like sharing them here on my blog...
Here is the invitation for 'Approaching Zero: At the Frontier of Contemporary Printmaking'
held at Kala Gallery in California, Feb-April 2014.
I was intrigued by this image, so I googled the artist...
I was intrigued by this image, so I googled the artist...
Here are some of Ono's artworks from this exhibition.
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| Ono Kouseki, One Hundred Layers of Color, 2013 Screenprint, 50x60cm |
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| Ono Kouseki, One Hundred Layers of Color, 2013 Screenprint, 50x60cm |
As I admired the interesting visual texture and colour explorations,
the artist statement made me realise the title of the work is literal...
"Kouseki Ono creates multiple miniature cylinders using a silkscreen method.
He hand-draws dots on his screen and prints this screen over and over to make 100 layers of ink.
Ono combines these cylinders in various ways
to create wall and floor installations, and sculpture pieces.
The colors of the surface change depending on where the viewer stands
and the effect is astonishing." [Statement: Kala Gallery website]
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| Ono Kouseki, One Hundred Layers of Color (detail), 2013 Screenprint, 50x60cm |
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| Ono Kouseki, One Hundred Layers of Color, 2013 Screenprint, 50x60cm |
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| Ono Kouseki, One Hundred Layers of Color (detail), 2013 Screenprint, 50x60cm |
I find this kind of technical mastery both fascinating and intimidating!
As well as wall-based works, he also makes installations
and 3D objects make from these screenprinted sheets of inky towers.
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| Ono Kouseki, Those days, the moon changed the color of the water surface, 2009 Screenprint, 520x520cm [installation shot] |
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| Ono Kouseki, Those days, the moon changed the color of the water surface, 2009 Screenprint, 520x520cm [detail] |
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| Ono Kouseki, Those days, the moon changed the color of the water surface, 2009 Screenprint, 520x520cm [close-up detail] |
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| Ono Kouseki, Rinzu [close-up detail, in 3D form] |
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| Ono Kouseki, The Hidden One - Sixty, 2009 13x13x13cm |
Check out more of his works at www.onokouseki.com
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