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Secret Code
Artist
Akira Kurosaki
(Japanese, b. China, 1937-)
Date1973
Mediumcolor woodcut
Dimensionsimage: 21 1/2 × 31 1/4 in. (54.6 × 79.4 cm)
sheet: 24 1/4 × 34 3/8 in. (61.6 × 87.3 cm)
mat: 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm)
sheet: 24 1/4 × 34 3/8 in. (61.6 × 87.3 cm)
mat: 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles L. Stroh
Exhibition History"Sugoi! 200 Years of Japanese Art," KIA, Galleries 2 & 5 (May 13, 2023 - September 24, 2023)Label TextIn the 1960s and ‘70s, Akira Kurosaki employed traditional Japanese woodblock print techniques to produce surreal abstractions that utilized Western painting styles. Dramatic shading defines three-dimensional, geometric forms in compositions that seem vaguely theatrical. Kurosaki uses chiaroscuro effects (contrasting light and shadow), along with a wide range of bold colors, which distances his work from traditional Japanese styles and subjects. Secret Codes 2 is representative of Kurosaki’s work with its bold, saturated colors and abstract imagery. [Label for “Sugoi! 200 Years of Japanese Art", 2023]
