Rays of the Morning Sun
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- robynbuntin
Description
"Rays of the Morning Sun" renders solar light at its most nascent — the first rays of dawn as they divide darkness and create the possibility of color — through Tajima's abstracting sensibility. Radiating forms or directional color gradients likely structure the composition, while the warm palette of gold, orange, and pale yellow evokes morning warmth without depicting the sun directly. This is Tajima's characteristic approach: experience over representation, sensation over image.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rays of the Morning Sun was created by Hiroyuki Tajima (田島博之).
Rays of the Morning Sun depicts landscapes and abstract.