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NAMIKI HAJIME


Title "Night Scene-2" 

 

SIGNED, NUMBERED Edition number:200, DATED 18 BY THE ARTIST
 

Paper size: 7" x 13.3" inches ( ( 18x34  cm) ) 


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Hajime Namiki(1947-) 
Technique : woodcut
1947 Born in Sumida-ku, Tokyo
1965 Studied architectural sculpture and other woodcarving under sculptor Shigeru Ogura
1974 Joined the Japan Federation of Sculptors. Participated in wood carving exhibition
1978 Began woodblock printmaking
1983 Solo exhibitions held throughout Japan (Tokyo, Okinawa, Chiba, Aomori, etc.)
1992-1995 Three times invited by the Wisconsin Department of Cultural Affairs, U.S.A., to lecture on woodblock prints Demonstration of woodblock prints at the Japan Festival Solo exhibition at Kenosaha Museum
1985- Exhibited at CWAJ Contemporary Print Exhibition
1999 Solo exhibition at Castale Fine Arts, San Francisco, U.S.A.
Collection: The White House, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Woodblock prints have a long history, dating back to the Heian period. In the Edo period (1603-1867), woodblock prints dominated the culture as ukiyoe, elegant multicolor prints. The works of genius artists such as Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige astonished the world and had a profound impact on artistic culture.
　The production of woodblock prints is based on the "complete division of labor. In "traditional woodblock prints," which have been handed down since ancient times, the processes of "underpainting," "engraving," and "printing" are carried out by top-class craftsmen who have mastered the secrets of each process. Only when each of these skilled craftsmen work in unison with the other three can a work of art with a high degree of perfection be created.
Namiki Hajime is a woodblock printmaker.
The painter" refers to the artist. He determines all aspects of the work, from composition to depiction and color. The "engraver" carves the woodblocks based on the rough sketch. The "printer" mixes the pigments and repeatedly prints them on the paper. The work is finally completed after a rigorous examination of color and print quality. Although woodblock prints are always tense and time-consuming, they boast a unique artistic quality that cannot be experienced anywhere else.
　Unlike printed matter, woodblock prints are produced in limited quantities and are not available in unlimited supply. This is because the quality of the woodblocks deteriorates with each printing, and the woodblocks are eventually disposed of. Craftsmen who do not tolerate any compromise limit the number of prints they produce and put their hearts and souls into their work in order to produce only the most satisfactory works.
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