Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 23 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1961
Date finished: 2000
Edition: of 15

Recommended by Paige (Collections Manager / Marketing Coordinator):

In the 'Light Time Silence’ series, Yamamoto creates mysterious spaces that are both blank and full of meaning. A story with one too many details missing. Chairs placed (or abandoned?) in front of windows. Spaces empty of signifiers. ‘Light Time Silence #17’ is slightly different because there are more objects that whisper about this type of place and its type of person. We don’t know where they’ve gone, but their dishes are drying next to the sink. We don’t know where this room is but it seems to be in an old building. As we enter a space that we believe to be a home, we turn our focus to who owns this chair, who belongs in this chair. We think about what is needed to make a space into a home because we can see that this blank space has the proper foundation, but an uncanny neutrality, an absence. A home without a heart. A place without its people.

Recommended by Paige (Collections Manager / Marketing Coordinator):

Kouki Tsuritani’s ‘Pulcinella’ is a brilliant version of the cunning, rebel character I adore. The use of mezzotint accents the character perfectly with its darkness emphasizing his severity and the softness building mystery. This Pulcinella is composed and stoic with his prominent nose and just slits in the mask to reveal his eyes. There is so much to explore in Pulcinella’s gaze, the town on his hat and collar, and the moon’s reflection cradled in his arms. 

Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches (Image) 9 1/8 x 8 3/4 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1967
Date Finished: 2018
Edition: of 100

Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
Tsuritani’s work reminds me to laugh and to not take everything so seriously. Life goals and walking along a journey of healing can feel impossible, overwhelming, and lonely. Learning to laugh during the process and feel the silliness is a welcome lightness.

Medium: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions: 23 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches (image) 30 1/4 x 22 3/8 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1957
Date finished: 2016
Edition: of 35
Condition: Three corners dented away from the image.

Medium: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (Image) 13 1/4 x 17 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1957
Edition: of 35

Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
"Asahi’s work perfectly balances technical skill with playfulness. This particular etching is full of graceful arcs and twirls that spin the viewer in towards the town at the center. Asahi uses her signature color palette to create a softness that’s pleasing to look at with tiny pops of color that also serve to direct the viewer’s eye. Each character depicted is given importance and movement - even the buildings seem to be enjoying themselves, tucked between the jumping fish and waves of the water."

Medium: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 11 3/4" (image) 12 1/2 x 15 1/2" (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1957
Date finished: 2017
Edition: of 35