Flow
by Ansei Uchima
- Date:
- 1955
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
by Ansei Uchima
$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Uchima's luminous landscape prints appeal to collectors of both Japanese prints and modern American art.
Flow (1955) is a color woodblock print that abstracts the movement of water — or air, or time — into pure visual rhythm. The title names a process rather than a thing, directing attention to the dynamic quality of the composition rather than any fixed subject. Uchima's early prints from this period show him developing the abstract vocabulary that would define his mature work, moving away from representational imagery toward compositions organized by movement, color temperature, and the physical texture of woodblock printing. Each carved line and printed tone in Flow serves the sensation of continuous motion rather than descriptive detail.
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Flow was created by Ansei Uchima (内間安瑆) in 1955.
Flow depicts rivers & lakes and abstract.
