Description: A contemporary Japanese/American printmaker, Simon Tashimoto graduated from Tokyo University in 1967 with a degree in Fine Arts. Shortly thereafter he concentrated upon abstract serigraph techniques at the school of Nomeguchi. Simon Tashimoto moved to New York City in the early 1970's and has exhibited his art at various galleries both in New York and elsewhere.“Tashimoto’s bold geometric silkscreens – reminiscent of work byhard-edge painters Karl Benjamin and Frederick Hammersley – is aradical departure from the softer, organic forms created by postwarJapanese artists of the 1960s. Columns highlights the artist’s technicalability to manipulate his chosen medium with exacting precision andthoughtfulness, while also signaling a departure from the spontaneityoften found in works by earlier sōsaku hanga artists.” This description lead me to the term sōsaku hanga, which is a movement of Japanese print making with an “art for art’s sake” imperative. This movement began in the early 20th century then was infused with western modernist sensibilities after the 1951 São Paulo Art Biennial. BiographyFor research into the artist himself I decided to reach out to the IMA / ITP librarian. Despite the help of professional a librarian, no new information was obtained about Simon Tashimoto. The elusiveness of information about the artist and the relative popularity of his prints on the secondary market seem to be in opposition. I would think that some gallerist would have recognized an opportunity to contextualize Tashimoto’s work if only to bump up the price point a tad more. Japanese ArtMy research did yield one interesting new path in the sōsaku hanga movement. It was a movement grown in opposition to the prevailing Japanese print making tradition of Shin-hanga. Where Shin-hanga maintained traditional separation of labor between artist, carver, printer and publisher; in sōsaku hanga a single artist held complete control over the entire process.
Price: 400 USD
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
End Time: 2024-11-25T02:52:50.000Z
Shipping Cost: 24 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Size: Small
Region of Origin: New York, USA
Handmade: Yes
Artist: SIMON TASHIMOTO
Production Technique: Serigraph & Silkscreen
Framing: Framed
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Style: Abstract
Item Height: 8
Material: Paper
Theme: Art
Type: Print
Features: Numbered
Subject: GEOMETRIC
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Item Length: 8
Signed: Yes
Signed By: SIMON TASHIMOTO
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
