Biography
Matsushita Satoru is a Japanese printmaker born in 1957 who contributed to the landmark 'One Hundred Views of Tokyo: Message to the 21st Century' portfolio, a collaborative project organized by the Japan Print Association between 1989 and 1999. His work 'Akihabara' captures the energy and visual complexity of one of Tokyo's most iconic districts, known globally as a center for electronics and otaku culture.
The 'One Hundred Views of Tokyo' portfolio assembled one hundred prints by one hundred different Japanese printmakers, each interpreting a view of the capital city. The portfolio was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, where Matsushita's contribution is held in the permanent collection. Executed as a color woodblock print, 'Akihabara' reflects the continued vitality of contemporary Japanese printmaking and the creative-print (sōsaku hanga) sensibility — of artist-conceived, independently produced work — long associated with the Japan Print Association.
Key Facts
- Active Period
- 1957
- Nationality
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
- Subjects
- LandscapesSummer
- Works Indexed
- 2
Frequently Asked Questions
Matsushita Satoru is a Japanese printmaker born in 1957 who contributed to the landmark 'One Hundred Views of Tokyo: Message to the 21st Century' portfolio, a collaborative project organized by the Japan Print Association between 1989 and 1999. His work 'Akihabara' captures the energy and visual complexity of one of Tokyo's most iconic districts, known globally as a center for electronics and otaku culture.
Matsushita Satoru was active born in 1957. They were associated with the Contemporary Mokuhanga movement.
Matsushita Satoru's work was shaped by the Contemporary Mokuhanga tradition in Japanese woodblock printmaking. Contemporary Mokuhanga: Contemporary mokuhanga (literally "wood-block print") encompasses artists working from approximately 1970 to the present who continue or reinvent traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques.
Matsushita Satoru's prints frequently feature landscapes, summer.
Original prints by Matsushita Satoru can be found in collections including Art Institute of Chicago, British Museum.
