Number 71

"Number 71" continues Maki Haku's numerically titled series, each print in sequence a discreet unit in a sustained visual investigation. The proximity to "Number 70" suggests these works were produced in close succession, the numbered system allowing him to track his formal explorations without imposing interpretive narrative. Side by side, numerically adjacent works reveal the subtle variations in mark, color, and embossed surface that constitute his daily practice of formal inquiry.