4/1/2023 0 Comments David bull moku hanga![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Out of all the woodblock prints you see in the gallery today, this is the only one that was carved and printed by the same person who designed it. Mike Lyon (USA) – design, carving, printing Bull wrote the following description to accompany the print (translated from the original Japanese):Īrtist: Mr. I was delighted when I learned that he had included my print among the eight selected from his personal collection. Bull has included an entirely new section, “David’s Choice”, consisting of 8 interesting and beautiful prints selected from his own personal collection. David exhibits his prior year’s prints and sells subscriptions for his not-yet-produced work of the coming year.įor the first time, in addition to the beautiful prints he produces, Mr. twenty-four times!ĭavid Bull,the well-known Tokyo printer, held his 14th annual exhibition January 23-28, 2003 at Gallery Shinjuku Takano, Tokyo. For the various shades of blue which make up the print, I’d carve a bit, print each sheet, carve a bit more, print each sheet again a little darker, etc, etc, etc. So each of the 52 sheets of paper was printed at least 25 times (but not all papers received the wood grain). But in order to save time and material and increase risk, I carved only three blocks - one to lay down an embossing for the background, one to print wood grain in the background, and the last one to print the 24 tones of the image. Traditionally, each of the 26 blocks for this print would have been carved by hand from separate pieces of wood. This is a reduction print, printed by hand using Traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques and materials (except, of course for the reduction part). The print is o-ban (large size - about 15 inches high) on hand made, unsized gampi paper. This version included an additional block carved from oak which I used to print the ‘wood grain’ in the background. I'm looking forward to seeing much more of your interesting work in the future.This is a print I produced for Baren Forum‘s 14th Exchange. I wish you made more copies of your prints, because I find it frustrating that more people are not able to enjoy owning one, but you and I have had that 'argument' before, and I do understand your point of view, even if I don't 'buy' it. I claim no 'credit' at all for the work you have produced, but it is very satisfying indeed to see that some of the various seeds that I have scattered around have - in your case - fallen on very fertile ground, and have helped (even just a little bit) in the creation of such interesting and beautiful work. But very few indeed press on with this to the extent that you have, with your very intense and detailed activities. A very few of them then go on and make 'another' one. Many people give it a try and make 'a' print. and you are one of the best examples! You've got it bad too, obviously! You say 'infectious enthusiasm', and I think that's an appropriate phrase - because I do see other people becoming 'infected' with this bug. Perhaps one day we'll meet in person.Īnnie, thank you very much for the kind comments, (and for helping bring more people to watch the program). Congratulations to David on this wonderful NHK portrait of his life and work. In many ways David is a bridge between this exquisite but declining Japanese art form and artists in the West who are deeply interested in learning it. Whether by facilitating contact between western artists and Japanese suppliers via the Baren Mall, where one can buy supplies directly from Japan, or producing an e-book called Your First Print, a "highly practical and focussed guidebook that will take you - step by step - completely through the process of creating your first print," David conducts all these activities on top of the hours and hours he spends producing his own superb and finely crafted work. I believe it's this enthusiasm that gives David the energy to reach out over and over again to other printmakers around the world to share what he knows. Notice it when you watch the video above - David Bull loves Japanese woodblock and he has a deep desire to preserve this ancient craft in the midst of a rapid decline in trained printers and carvers and the accompanying decline in suppliers of wood, washi and tools. In addition to technology, the other ingredient that makes my relationship with this printmaker on the other side of the world possible is David's own infectious enthusiasm. ![]()
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