"Red Ammour" Abstract Numbered Print in Vermillion, Gray and Light Yellow, by Hiroyuki Tajima, 1977

Description

Mid-Century Japanese woodblock print entitled "Red Ammour" by Hiroyuki Tajima, circa 1977. The print is numbered 50-17 in the lower … more Mid-Century Japanese woodblock print entitled "Red Ammour" by Hiroyuki Tajima, circa 1977. The print is numbered 50-17 in the lower center and is signed in the lower right. The piece is presented in a gold-toned metal frame with an off-white mat. The overall, framed piece measures 23"w x 28-1/2"h and the image is 18"w x 24"h. Very cool MCM piece with vibrant colors!

Hiroyuki Tajima is a 20th century printmaker. Exploring rich colors and entrancing textures, Tajima’s abstract woodblock prints express freedom and imagination. Sometimes fantastical, sometimes deeply sensitive, sometimes powerful, his abstract woodblock prints have the ability to emotionally move the viewer through innovative technique, luminous gold, and saturated, textured planes of color. His work is renowned as some of the most significant abstract art of the postwar period.

Born in Tokyo in 1912, Hiroyuki Tajima graduated from Nihon University in 1932. He continued his studies at Tokyo School of Fine Arts, graduating from the Western-style painting division in 1934. He also studied woodblock printing with Yoshio Nagase and fabric dyeing under Matsugoro Hirokawa during this time. Tajima made his first print in 1946 and joined Bijutsu Bunka Kyokai that same year. This organization was instrumental in the revitalization of abstract printing and surrealist painting in the wake of World War II. Between 1950 and 1952, Hiroyuki Tajima took a break from printmaking to write short stories and poetry. He returned to printmaking in the 1960s, participating in international exhibitions and exploring unlikely materials and complex textures in his abstract prints.

Born: Tokyo, Japan 1912
Lived in Yokohama, Japan
Graduated: The Tokyo Art College
Member: Japanese Print Association

Participated:
Northwest Print-makers International Exhibition (Seattle)
Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan (Tokyo)
International Print Biennale (Tokyo)
Contemporary Japanese Prints Exhibition (Sweden, Rome, Switzerland, and New York)
International Invitational Graphics Exhibition (Milwaukee)
Japan Art Festival (Bruxelles)

Collections:
Haifa, Israel
Oregon Art Museum
Carnegie Art Museum
New York Modern Art Museum
Boston Museum of Modern Art
Chicago Art Institute
Geneva Museum of History and Art less