The house at down town
- Date:
- 1974
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 85.1 × 56.5 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
Printed in 1974, "The House at Down Town" applies Tajima's abstracting sensibility to an urban subject, distilling the layered surfaces and compressed geometries of a city block into color and texture. The composition conveys the density and anonymity of the urban streetscape through interlocking planes rather than literal depiction, in keeping with Tajima's sosaku-hanga practice of personal creative expression over documentary representation. It stands as one of his more grounded subjects, yet remains unmistakably abstract in execution.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The house at down town was created by Hiroyuki Tajima (田島博之) in 1974.
The house at down town depicts urban scenes.
The house at down town measures 85.1 × 56.5 cm.