Hiroyuki Tajima (Tajima Hiroyuki, 19111984) was a Japanese printmaker of the ssaku-hanga school. He was born in Tokyo and graduated from Nihon University in 1932. In 1943, he graduated from the Western-style painting division of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. He created his first print in 1946, and joined the Bijutsu Bunka Kyokai (a group of abstract and surrealist artists) the same year. He also studied Nagase Yoshi (18911978), an artist of the Ssaku-hanga school. In 1963, he became a member of the Nihon Hanga Kyokai (Japanese Print Association). He is best known for his luminous abstract woodblock prints with broad areas of rich dense color. He was g reatly influenced by the methods and aesthetics of mid-century modernism while the spirit of his work is based on the ideals of East Asian calligraphy, traditional Japanese painting structure, and a sense of space derived partly from his Zen Buddhist beliefs. Tajimas dynamic colors and bold compositions and the the solemnity of balance and distillation of form resulted in works imbued with a sublime presence and meditative spirit. Tajima developed his own ink for his unique woodblock prints using powdered color mixed with the plastic medium phenol formaldehyde resin (Bakelite). This ink was extremely water-repellent with which Tajima created a primary pattern. He would then print the areas not printed by the special resin infused ink with a water-based ink or dye. This layering of the water-based and water resistant inks was Tajimas unique signature style. Measures as framed approx. 32.5″ x 25.5″ (note that there is no glass) Measurements of inner mat opening: 24.5″ x18.5″. Title: “Twilight” written in English & Japanese. Signature: Signed in Pencil Lower Right. Beautiful framed and matted woodblock print in very good condition! Please feel free to as any questions. The item “Hiroyuki Tajima 1968 Abstract Japanese woodblock print Twilight 50-4″ is in sale since Saturday, November 04, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “mad1927″ and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Style: Asian
• Subject: Abstract
• Medium: Woodcut & Block