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Contemporary artist Lee Ufan's large-scale retrospective exhibition in 2022 is still fresh in people's mind. Leading one of the most important trends in postwar Japanese art, “Mono-ha” (the “School of Things”), he has earned international acclaim for his works and writings that explore the relationship between things and people. What he focused on when creating his new print works was the expression of gradations seen in ukiyo-e prints by Hokusai or Hiroshige. The deep traditional color shades were drawn out by the experience and philosophy of a brilliant artist. We hope you will appreciate the new development of the "Dialogue" series, which Mr. Lee himself describes as, "While being powerful and tense, it is a work that makes the most of the gentleness inherent in woodcut printing."
<p>Lee Ufan（1936- ）</p>
Lee Ufan was born in Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea, in 1936. He attended Seoul National University before moving to Japan in 1956 and studied philosophy at Nihon University College of Humanities. Lee is widely known as a leading figure in “Mono-ha” (the “School of Things”). In 1969, his article "From Object to Being" was selected for the Bijutsu Shuppan-sha Art Criticism Award. Major solo exhibitions in recent years include the Yokohama Museum of Art (Japan, 2005), the Guggenheim Museum (US, 2011), the Palace of Versailles (France, 2014), and Center Pompidou Metz (France, 2019). In 2010, the Lee Ufan Museum designed by architect Tadao Ando opened in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture. His major publications includeThe Art of Encounter(1971) andThe Art of Margins(2002).
彫ーCarving
Skilled carving techniques that express the movement of the artist's brush
The carver uses a kogatana knife to carve various forms on the hard board of wild cherry. Sharp edges are created from the very thinly sharpened edge of the knife. The tension of Mr. Lee Ufan's unwavering brushstrokes is powerfully carved on the woodblock.
摺ーPrinting
Traditional printing techniques that express rich color gradations
In traditional Japanese woodcut printing, pigment particles are embedded into the fibers of Japanese paper using the technique of the printer, realizing vivid colors with a sense of transparency. Deep and gentle color gradations are created by carefully printing in pale colors around 20 times. It is the culmination of craftsmanship that maximizes the properties of the materials.
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