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feebee
feebee is an accomplished illustrator who has been active in recent years as a creator of modern art.
The series "The Beast Known as Kotobuki" was inspired by “A Beast called Kotobuki” by Shigemitsu Enrousai, an ukiyo-e artist of the late Edo Period. The auspicious creature that embodies the characteristics of all the animals of the Eastern zodiac has been painted by Enrousai and other ukiyo-e artists. As a motif, it resonates with the theme of “reverence, life and death, the cyclical nature of life” that feebee has expressed through her work. Various elements are entwined with one another as they rise and fall in a continuous cycle. The 12 animals of the zodiac also revolve, one animal taking center stage each year to create the calendar.
*The series of "The Beast Known as Kotobuki" will be completed with 12 animals. The seventh animal, "Horse" is released for 2026 coming after "Snake" for 2025, "Dragon" for 2024, "Rabbit" for 2023, "Tiger" for 2022, "Ox" for 2021 and "Rat" for 2020.
彫ーCarving process
The lines drawn by feebee are immaculate. The collaboration between the carver and the artist is electrifying.
The precise lines are characteristic of a skilled illustrator and are essential to the production of ukiyo-e prints. The carver puts all his skills to use as he carves the unwavering and beautiful lines. Revealed here is the true appeal of ukiyo-e prints, a composite art created through the collaboration of the artist, the carver and the printer.
摺ーPrinting process
Bright and airy colors unique to ukiyo-e woodcut prints Working together to bring life to feebee’s vision
The vivid colors of ukiyo-e woodcut prints are produced by pressing water-based pigment inks into carefully handcrafted Japanese paper made from paper-mulberry pulp. The printer recreates the vivid colors envisioned by the artist feebee by carefully preparing the inks and using a baren rubbing pad to press them into the handcrafted Japanese paper.
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Born in Kanagawa. Debuted as an illustrator in 2002, and shifted toward fine art in 2015, showing at art fairs and exhibitions in Japan and abroad. Based on Eastern philosophy, explores themes shared by modern people across linguistic and cultural barriers using techniques of Japanese-style painting, gongbi painting, and acrylic painting. Annual woodcut print series "The Beast Known as Kotobuki", based on that year's Chinese zodiac animal and inspired by Edo-period (1603-1868) ukiyo-e, aims to preserve traditional woodcut printing techniques over the long term. Solo exhibitions include Cycle of Transformation (Roppongi Hills A/D Gallery, 2020) and I am me and my circumstance II (roidworksgallery, 2024).
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