A collection of rarely-seen turn-of-the-century hand-printed woodblock prints by Japanese artist Korin Furuya (1875-1910) will be on view at Yukiko Koide Presents (booth 202). These beautiful prints reflect the Art Nouveau era’s idealized concept of harmony with the natural environment – in particular the more still examples with abstracted plant forms.
Other prints are more dynamic - with jutting lines and bold colors, more akin to the upcoming dynamism of the Italian Futurists.
Korin was an artist whose work explored East-West connections and the relationship between old/new, local/global.
I am looking forward to seeing the original prints in person - they are rarely shown.
