Hanga no Keshiki (Scenery through Hanga)

APT artist Katsutoshi is participating “Hanga no Keshiki” (Scenery through Hanga), an exhibition that reflects on the times from Edo period to today.Yuasa is shoeing new prints and contemporary prints over prints.

In the Edo period, Ukiyo-e were high in demand amongst the masses; however, demand gradually decreased with the development of new printing technologies and the advent of film in the Meiji period. As a result, expressions and format of woodblock print inevitably changed to meet the transitions in trends and culture. This exhibition will introduce various scenery woodblock prints, including Ukiyo-e works by artist Utagawa Hiroshige, “Shin-Hanga” (new woodblock print) works that sought a revival of Ukiyo-e techniques while exploring modern expressions, “Sōsaku-Hanga” (creative print) which broke off from the conventional division of labor and tried to heighten the individual artistic expression through “Jiga / Jikoku / Jizuri” (a style where the artist would carve and print by him/herself), and “Gendai-Hanga” (modern print) works that further developed those ideals.