My Space and My Dimension No. 419

This 1975 color woodblock and screenprint, numbered 419 in Funasaka's catalog (edition 8 of 30), belongs to the "My Space and My Dimension" series that represents some of his most philosophically explicit work. The series title declares that the geometric spaces depicted are not impersonal mathematical constructs but personal territories, spaces as experienced and measured by an individual consciousness. This frank acknowledgment of subjectivity distinguishes Funasaka's geometric abstraction from the cool impersonality of Western Minimalism, which typically eschews personal expression. The hybrid woodblock-and-screenprint technique allows for both the organic texture of hand-carved wood and the precise flat fields of mechanical screenprinting, creating a surface that mediates between handcraft and industrial production. The limited edition of 30 suggests a more exclusive composition than Funasaka's larger-run works.