Biography
Shingai is a Japanese artist whose work is connected to the contemporary printmaking community. Limited English-language biographical information is available about this artist, whose name appears in databases and gallery listings associated with Japanese art. The artist may be related to Shingai Tanaka, a Japanese artist whose work has appeared at international auction and has been associated with institutions including the Musee Guimet National des Arts Asiatiques in Paris.
Further research in Japanese-language sources, exhibition catalogs, and printmaking association records may clarify the full scope of this artist's career, training, and artistic practice.
Key Facts
- Nationality
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
Frequently Asked Questions
Shingai is a Japanese artist whose work is connected to the contemporary printmaking community. Limited English-language biographical information is available about this artist, whose name appears in databases and gallery listings associated with Japanese art. The artist may be related to Shingai Tanaka, a Japanese artist whose work has appeared at international auction and has been associated with institutions including the Musee Guimet National des Arts Asiatiques in Paris.
Shingai'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.
Shingai is a contemporary printmaker contributing to the ongoing tradition of woodblock printing. Contemporary prints offer collectors an affordable entry point into Japanese printmaking. Prices range from $100 for smaller works to $1,500 for major compositions. Most prints sell in the $200–$600 range. The contemporary printmaking scene is active and international, with artists exhibiting at galleries, art fairs, and print biennials worldwide.