During the Edo period (1603-1868), the government of Japan ruled its people through a strictly enforced social hierarchy. Within this structure, most forms of self-expression were banned entirely or ...

DENVER — A striking tapestry ripples and swells from the gallery wall to illuminate layers of emerald, indigo, and violet hues that appear poised to spill on the floor and engulf the viewer. If ...

"Each block is made from 100 year old mountain cherry." This isn't a new video to enjoy, but it's certainly worth watching anyway and might inspire artistic minds. Thanks to recent "unintentional ASMR ...

A pivotal moment in Japanese printmaking history, the artists associated with the mid-20 th century modern print movement broke with centuries of rigid tradition and embraced the flexibility and ...

History and Significance -- Tools and Materials for Printing -- Washi, Japanese Handmade Paper -- Creating a Print Step by Step -- New Directions in Mokuhanga -- Appendix 1: Suppliers and Supplies -- ...

The sosaku hanga movement, now explored in an exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art, was a showcase for new techniques in creative prints Birds (Cranes), Tamami Shima, woodblock print, 1959 ...

EAU CLAIRE — The art exhibit "Redefining the Multiple: 13 Japanese Printmakers" will be on displaythrough Nov. 29 in the Foster Gallery of the Haas Fine Arts Center at the University of Wisconsin-Eau ...