by Andy Farkas
"Unseeable" is a contemporary mokuhanga print by Andy Farkas, created during the contemporary. This work demonstrates the artist's distinctive approach to animal fables and letterpress through the medium of Japanese woodblock printing.
Farkas is an American printmaker based in Asheville, North Carolina, whose mokuhanga woodblock prints and wood engravings combine carved imagery of animals with handset letterpress text to create visual fables that speak to the human experience. Award winner at IMC 2024 Echizen.
This print represents Andy Farkas's contribution to the contemporary mokuhanga tradition during the contemporary. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
Hebizukai
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
1964
Acrylic paint and oil pastel with oiled charcoal and ink over an ink and graphite underdrawing on paper
1964
Color lithograph with relief block and hand coloring; edition 35/36
Unseeable was created by Andy Farkas.
Unseeable depicts animals.
