TAB Event - Successor to Hokusai & Hiroshige: Munenori Makino Exhibition

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At Ota Memorial Museum of Art
Media: Painting

Munenori Makino is a leading woodblock printmaker today who uses the traditional techniques of ukiyo-e printmaking. Back in the old days, ukiyo-e prints were created by a group of specialists called e-shi (illustrator, designer), hori-shi (person in charge of engraving), and suri-shi (a person who does printing), but Makino mastered all the required techniques to create prints by himself. Although his work is quite influenced by Edo ukiyo-e artists such as Hokusai and Hiroshige, he successfully combined these traditions with his own originality, craftsmanship and talent for expressing the beauty of nature. He received an award from the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2003, and has since won much acclaim.

This is Makino's third exhibition at Ota Memorial Museum of Art, featuring his woodblock prints such as "Sound of Autumn" (2006) and "Mahoroba" (2008) that strike a fine balance between tradition and originality.

Also on view: Ota Memorial Museum Collecction

[Image: "Dreamy Forest" (2005)]

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