Blue and Red B
- Date:
- 1974
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 84.9 × 56.5 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Tajima's powerful abstract prints have appeal among both Japanese print and modern art collectors.
From 1974, "Blue and Red B" is a direct engagement with color contrast as compositional force, pitting cool blue against warm red in a tension that activates the picture plane through opposition rather than harmony. The "B" designation suggests this is a variant of a primary composition, allowing Tajima to test different resolutions of the same fundamental coloristic problem. His control of bokashi gradation and overprinting in multiple blocks creates subtle intermediary zones between the two dominant hues.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Blue and Red B was created by Hiroyuki Tajima (田島博之) in 1974.
Blue and Red B depicts abstract.
Blue and Red B measures 84.9 × 56.5 cm.
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