abstract composition--black ink on cream--mixing broad strokes, splatters, lines of varying thickness, marbeling effect, and fingerprints; in pencil along bottom reads "For Donn, 'Techniques shit image?' Thanks. Kinji Akagawa '66"

%C2%A9 1966 Kinji Akagawa

Techniques, 1966

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In this unique experimental print from 1966, American artist Kinji Akagawa explores the highly variable techniques of stone lithography, specifically the relationship between method and artistic expression. Produced while working as a printer at Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles, the print demonstrates Akagawa’s mastery of lithographic printing methods, and by implication, highlights the essential role of the master printer in collaborating with professional artists at print workshops. The print’s didactic purpose is intentional, a demonstration of the medium’s wide range of possible visual effects, and a display of the artist’s creative and technical abilities.

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Title
Techniques
Artist Life
American (born Japan), 1940
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2016.64
Provenance
The artist (1966; given to Steward); Donn Steward, New York; Private collection, Des Moines, Iowa, by descent; (World House Editions, Middlebury, Conn., until 2016); given to MIA, 2016.
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abstract composition--black ink on cream--mixing broad strokes, splatters, lines of varying thickness, marbeling effect, and fingerprints; in pencil along bottom reads "For Donn, 'Techniques shit image?' Thanks. Kinji Akagawa '66"

© 1966 Kinji Akagawa

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