Kamisaka Sekka: Rinpa Traditionalist Modern Designer

Kamisaka Sekka: Rinpa Traditionalist Modern Designer by Andreas Marks


ISBN
9780764961755
Published
Released
02 / 04 / 2012
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
192
Dimensions
254 x 203 x 22mm

Japan's Meiji era was a time of dramatic cultural change. Industry, the military, transportation, fashion, architecture, the arts - all aspects of Meiji society embraced modernisation. Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) flourished during this vibrant period. Deeply rooted in tradition - he led the revival of Rinpa, a style created in the 17th century - Sekka was a progenitor of modern design in Japan, creating imaginative, innovative imagery. He cooperated with other artisans to apply his designs to ceramics, lacquerware, and textiles, and so became an influential transitional figure.

In addition to his work as a designer, Sekka produced several suites of prints, published as multivolume books. When he transformed his paintings into woodcuts for reproduction, he revised his style to suit the medium. The resulting graphics are imbued with his signature elegant and delicate touch and reflectthe artist's melding of Western and Japanese design influences.

The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford, California, holds a magnificent collection of Kamisaka Sekka's works. Chosen for this book are the complete sets of prints from three of his best-known publications: All Kinds of Things (Chigusa), All Kinds of Butterflies (Cho- senshu) and Things from Many Worlds (Momoyogusa). More than 160 woodblock prints are collected here, with an introductory essay authored by Andreas Marks, Director and Chief Curator at the Clark Center. Kamisaka Sekka: Rinpa Traditionalist,Modern Designer secures this seminal artist's legacy as one of the most important designers of the early 20th century.
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