Pl.086 by Kawasaki Kyosen
Plate 086 closes the series represented in this group with characteristic poise. The folk toy depicted here has the compact, considered presence of an object made to be held — and Kyosen honours that tactile quality through deliberate, unhurried brushwork. The composition is simple but not sparse: negative space is used actively, directing attention to the toy's form and painted surface. It is a fitting emblem of Kyosen's life project: preserving the small, the local, and the handmade through the discipline of drawing.
This canvas print from our Berlin studio gives Kyosen's brushwork a surface it seems made for. The woven texture adds quiet depth and warmth, lending the image a physical substance that suits the handmade character of the folk toy it portrays.
Plate 086 closes the series represented in this group with characteristic poise. The folk toy depicted here has the compact, considered presence of an object made to be held — and Kyosen honours that tactile quality through deliberate, unhurried brushwork. The composition is simple but not sparse: negative space is used actively, directing attention to the toy's form and painted surface. It is a fitting emblem of Kyosen's life project: preserving the small, the local, and the handmade through the discipline of drawing.
This canvas print from our Berlin studio gives Kyosen's brushwork a surface it seems made for. The woven texture adds quiet depth and warmth, lending the image a physical substance that suits the handmade character of the folk toy it portrays.
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Plate 086 closes the series represented in this group with characteristic poise. The folk toy depicted here has the compact, considered presence of an object made to be held — and Kyosen honours that tactile quality through deliberate, unhurried brushwork. The composition is simple but not sparse: negative space is used actively, directing attention to the toy's form and painted surface. It is a fitting emblem of Kyosen's life project: preserving the small, the local, and the handmade through the discipline of drawing.
This canvas print from our Berlin studio gives Kyosen's brushwork a surface it seems made for. The woven texture adds quiet depth and warmth, lending the image a physical substance that suits the handmade character of the folk toy it portrays.
