Murmur
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
Typical Price
$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Yamaguchi's contemplative, semi-abstract style has a niche following. Condition and impression quality are key factors.
$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Yamaguchi's contemplative, semi-abstract style has a niche following. Condition and impression quality are key factors.
Murmur renders the quietest of sounds — a low, continuous, slightly indistinct vocalization or the sound of water over small stones — in visual abstract terms. For Yamaguchi, who consistently translated sensory and psychological experiences into woodblock composition, the murmur would become a formal quality: something soft and pervasive rather than sharp and clear, something that communicates without fully articulating, that is present without demanding full attention. The visual equivalent might be a composition of soft edges, muted colors, and gentle rhythms.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Murmur was created by Gen Yamaguchi (山口源).
Murmur depicts abstract.
![[abstract composition with diagonal woodgrain] by Gen Yamaguchi](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135949.jpg)
