Intersection

Intersection (1955) is a color woodblock print built around the idea of crossing paths, converging lines, or overlapping forms. The title implies a geometric subject — two or more elements meeting at a point — but Uchima's abstract treatment likely transforms this structural concept into something more suggestive: the intersection of cultures (Japanese and American), of artistic traditions ([ukiyo-e](/glossary/ukiyo-e) and Abstract Expressionism), of planned design and spontaneous mark-making. Created during the mid-1950s when Uchima was establishing his mature style in New York, the print reflects the productive collisions that defined both his personal biography and his artistic method.