#Fumio Kitaoka

[nobrashfestivity]

Fumio Kitaoka Forest Path  1992.

[oldsardens]

Fumio Kitaoka - Windows, Paris. 1957

[cocosse]

“Failure doesn’t mean anything, it just means changing paths.”

Alejandro Jodorowsky

* Fumio Kitaoka, Forest Path, 1992

[nununiverse]

Fumio Kitaoka

[marcolikestowatch]

Fumio Kitaoka

[whateverbringsyouthroughthenight]

Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007)

[hitku]

Pond in Autumn by Kitaoka Fumio

[arthistoryanimalia]

#TwoForTuesday:

Kitaoka Fumio (1918-2007)

Glass Fish, 1988

color woodblock print, ink on paper

[breezybeej]

Ukiyo-e History: Kitaoka Fumio, pt 3

Constellation 73-5 & Constellation 73-8 (1970s)

Zoom in on these and try to find flaws, accidental overlaps, or colors bleeding together. Not only would these require 9-10 color blocks to be carved each, they must be aligned and printed perfectly by the color printer. This is why the printer and carver are usually two separate people because it is a whole different skill set.

Crouching Woman (undated)

Two colors, black and muddy yellow. Lines carved with the texture of brushstrokes or torn paper. And the shapes outlined by the black and white are strongly reminiscent or origami patterns. Do you see the woman?

Fireworks (1989)

There are hundreds of small black voids that had to be carved out individually and they all have to line up to keep the trajectories of each burst clear and easily read. When you try, it's surprisingly easy to follow the lines. Because he put in the time and effort to make it happen. Kitaoka Fumio is easily one of my favorite ukiyo-e artists of all time. But I'm also partial to abstract art.

Ukiyo-e History series (desktop)

Ukiyo-e History series (mobile) (will be in reverse order)

[heracliteanfire]

Fuyu no Inabanuma (Winter at Inabanuma).  Kitaoka Fumio (北岡文雄), 1979.

(via print | British Museum)

[oublimsart]

Kitaoka Fumio

[kindafondawanda]

Fumio Kitaoka

[alexanderguns]

Fumio Kitaoka. The Snowy Country. 1970.

[amore0429]

Mt. Fuji, c. 1992

Kitaoka Fumio.

[nununiverse]

Fumio Kitaoka

[marcolikestowatch]

Fumio Kitaoka