Gallery 5: Modern and Contemporary Prints

This gallery features woodblock prints by artists who are generally considered to have come after the shin-hanga (new prints) and sōsaku-hanga   (creative prints) movements. These lines are not always clear however, particularly in regards to several sosaku-hanga artists who contributed prints to the woodblock printed calendars from which many of these prints derive. These prints speak to the sensitivities of the late 20th and early 21st century, not only in regards to style, but also in the introduction of new colors including pastels. In general, these prints. are more simple, decorative, and frequently playful in regards to subject matter and their representation.

The following five prints by Ohno Takashi accompanied five prints by Ino Eiji in a series of prints depicting Portuguese landscapes. Ohno also created the design for the envelope for the print sets. Each print was matched with a sheet identifying the artist and a phrase associated with the print. The translated phrases are derived from translation software and will be modified as better translations become available.