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Object number2015.23

Ikura Falls

Artist (Japanese, 1988-)
Date2011
Mediumwoodblock print
Dimensionsimage: 31 1/4 × 19 1/2 in. (79.4 × 49.5 cm)
frame: 40 1/4 × 27 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (102.2 × 69.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineJoy Light East Asian Art Acquisition and Exhibition Fund
Exhibition History"Redefining the Multiple: 13 Japanese Printmakers," Kalamazoo Institute of Arts changing exhibition galleries (Jan. 17 - Apr. 26, 2015). "Impressions: Printmaking in Japan," Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Joy Light Gallery of Asian Art (Apr. 1 - July 23, 2017). "Sugoi! 200 Years of Japanese Art," KIA, Galleries 2 & 5 (May 13, 2023 - September 24, 2023)Label TextMiyamoto employs traditional woodblock printing techniques to create fanciful, contemporary images. He often features Japanese food items in humorous or poetic presentations against plain backgrounds. Skillful layering of color gives a sense of transparency and depth to his subjects. "I feel as if my work gradually gets away from my hands when I overprint transparent colors. This feeling is similar to flying a paper plane, setting a bamboo leaf boat afloat, or solving an equation."