Self-figure (Surround) A
by Amano Kazumi
- Date:
- 1966
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on embossed paper
- Dimensions:
- 72.1 × 53 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
by Amano Kazumi
$300–$2,500. Common prints: $300–$800. Key value factors: Amano's sosaku-hanga prints are modestly priced. Bold, well-preserved abstract works are most valued.
Self-figure (Surround) A, created in 1966, probes the relationship between a figure and the space that contains it. The compound title suggests a form defined not by its own internal structure but by what encircles it, implying that identity emerges from context rather than essence. The "self" prefix adds a reflexive quality, as though the figure is aware of its own bounded condition.
Executed in ink and color on embossed paper, this print uses physical relief to give the surrounding space a tangible presence. Embossed areas of uninked paper create a field around and within the central forms, asserting that empty space has as much material reality as printed marks. Amano's 1966 date places this work in the period when he was most intensely exploring the interplay between positive and negative space. The figure, if it can be called that, exists as a relational entity, defined by what presses in from all sides.
Self-figure (Surround) A was created by Amano Kazumi (天野和美) in 1966.
Self-figure (Surround) A depicts figures.
Self-figure (Surround) A measures 72.1 × 53 cm.
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