Biography
Suzanne Van Brussel is a Belgian mokuhanga artist who is part of the European mokuhanga community centered around the Mokuhanga Magic project in Belgium. She has contributed to the Mokublad newsletter, a publication produced by Mokuhanga Magic that shares mokuhanga knowledge, techniques, and community news among practitioners of Japanese water-based woodblock printing in Europe and beyond.
Van Brussel's involvement with Mokuhanga Magic connects her to the growing Belgian mokuhanga scene, one of the most active centers for the practice in continental Europe, led by artists Vladimir Ivaneanu and Soetkin Everaert.
Key Facts
- Nationality
- 🇧🇪Belgium
- Movement
- Contemporary Mokuhanga
Frequently Asked Questions
Suzanne Van Brussel is a Belgian mokuhanga artist who is part of the European mokuhanga community centered around the Mokuhanga Magic project in Belgium. She has contributed to the Mokublad newsletter, a publication produced by Mokuhanga Magic that shares mokuhanga knowledge, techniques, and community news among practitioners of Japanese water-based woodblock printing in Europe and beyond.
Suzanne Van Brussel'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.
Suzanne Van Brussel is a contemporary printmaker working in the mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock) tradition. Their work contributes to the living tradition of Japanese woodblock printing. Prices for contemporary mokuhanga prints range from $100 for smaller works to $1,500 for major compositions. Most prints sell in the $180–$600 range. The global mokuhanga community has been growing, with increasing exhibition opportunities and collector interest. Contemporary mokuhanga represents an affordable entry point for collectors.