Peel of Print 2

Peel of Print 2 continues Abe's serial examination of the print as removable skin. In this iteration the peeled regions and intact zones are redistributed across the sheet, producing a different rhythm of presence and absence than Print 1 while drawing on the same procedural vocabulary. The mixed-media approach allows Abe to combine relief or intaglio matrices with surface accretions that respond differently to the peeling action — some layers releasing cleanly, others tearing fiber from the support. The resulting variation between intentional and contingent removal is a recurring feature of the series and locates the work within a contemporary Japanese printmaking discourse that treats the matrix and the print not as distinct objects but as overlapping material states. Abe's training at Kyoto Seika and Aichi Prefectural University, and his ongoing teaching position in the Printmaking Course at Joshibi University's Department of Oil Painting, situate the series within an institutional lineage in which print is approached as a research medium rather than a strictly reproductive one.