Yuji Hiratsuka

Creatures of Land, Sea and Sky Print, Intaglio and Chine Colle, 2023

2023

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 15. Image of a young girl with a bird perched on her head while someone takes her photo. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilities. Young women and their relationships to shoes, food, and fashion provide much of Hiratsuka’s subject matter. Another group of his prints focus on landscape, flowers, and floral patterns. Hiratsuka’s graphic work has been exhibited in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He has received numerous awards in international competitions. During the last four years he has had 14 solo shows in the United States, and international solo shows in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, Munich, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland. Partial list of public collections: The British Museum, UK Tokyo Central Museum, Japan Panstwowe Museum, Poland The House of Humor and Satire, Bulgaria Cincinnati Art Museum, OH Jundt Art Museum, WA The Portland Art...

Hiratsuka’s focus on the coexistence of Eastern and Western influences, as well as his use of satire, irony, and ambiguity, invites viewers to reflect on the complexity of modern ide...

Image of a young woman, eyes closed, with a crystal ball. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony rel...

While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilit...

The Japanese is an original lithograph on ivory-colored cardboard, realized by Alfonso Avanessian in 1989. Hand-signed and unnumbered, on the lowe...

Qian Gang (b. 1958) Untitled, c. late 20th-21st century Lithograph Sight: 7 1/4 x 15 in. Framed: 17 x 21 1/4 in. Signed lower right: Gang Qian Qian Gang was born in Shanghai in 1958. In 1976, the artist was sent to the countryside to be re-educated for the next 5 years of his life. The son of a famous painter...

Etching realized in 1990s. Hand signed in pencil. Artist Proof. Very good condition.

"Hinting (With Chine Colle)" is an etching and an aquatint signed by Molly McKee. This complex print starts with a mass of black scribbles that are in the foreground near the upper left. The next piece is a woman's torso. Covered up slightly by the black marks, but still beautiful and graceful. Behind her is a golden rocket shaped object. Art: 12 x 8.88 in Frame: 24.88 x 17.5 in A Milwaukee...