%C2%A9 Maki Haku
Remembrance - H, c. 1962
Maki Hakuexpand_more
Woodblock print; ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Sue Y.S. Kimm and Seymour Gruffermanexpand_more 2019.78.173
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In the series Remembrance, Maki explored the line between legibility and illegibility. The forms are reminiscent of Japanese cursive script (kuzushiji), which often features connected, simplified characters derived from Chinese characters (kanji). Maki retained the distinct strokes and fluid lines common in Japanese and Chinese writing, but he combined them nonsensically, creating a language that appears legible but is not. In the three prints shown here, Maki used paper embedded with thin strips of fiber, which appear through the dark, printed areas
Details
- Title
- Remembrance - H
- Artist Life
- 1924 - 2000
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2019.78.173
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Haku Maki Catalogue Raisonné (unlisted)
- Curator Approved
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