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"Involution - Union 4B" Original Large-Scale Abstract Woodcut by Kazumi Amano by Amano Kazumi — Japanese Ink on Paper (Woodblock), 1976

"Involution - Union 4B" Original Large-Scale Abstract Woodcut by Kazumi Amano

by Amano Kazumi

Contemporary Mokuhanga
Abstract
Date:
1976
Medium:
Ink on Paper (Woodblock)
Image courtesy of
Artsy

Description

A geometric abstract composition built from a dense checkerboard grid that warps into four concave, star-like points reaching toward the corners, creating an optical illusion of a pinched or hourglass-shaped void at the center. The palette shifts from black-and-yellow checkering at the outer edges to blue-and-white in the mid-tones, converging on a central cluster of red, orange, and gray squares. "Involution - Union 4B," a 1976 woodblock print in ink on paper by Kazumi Amano, is signed and numbered in pencil below the image.

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Frequently Asked Questions

"Involution - Union 4B" Original Large-Scale Abstract Woodcut by Kazumi Amano was created by Amano Kazumi (天野和美) in 1976.

"Involution - Union 4B" Original Large-Scale Abstract Woodcut by Kazumi Amano depicts abstract.