Biography
Wim Vaes is a Belgian mokuhanga artist who is part of the European mokuhanga community centered around the Mokuhanga Magic project in Belgium. He 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.
Vaes's involvement with Mokuhanga Magic connects him to the active Belgian mokuhanga scene, one of the most vibrant 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
Wim Vaes is a Belgian mokuhanga artist who is part of the European mokuhanga community centered around the Mokuhanga Magic project in Belgium. He 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.
Wim Vaes'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.