Waterview 2008-1
by Shinji Ando
- Medium:
- Etching with chine colle
- Dimensions:
- 66 × 51 cm
- Image courtesy of
- Scriptum Inc.
Description
Among Ando's later works, 'Waterview 2008-1' returns to water as landscape subject, the designation indicating it begins a series from that year. The etching with chine collé would approach a water view — possibly a pond, river, or coastal scene — through Ando's characteristic combination of precise linear description and soft aquatint tonal passages. By 2008, Ando's mastery of chine collé technique would allow nuanced integration of the tissue layer with the intaglio impression, creating a surface of considerable depth. The waterview as a sustained subject in Japanese art carries associations with meditation and reflection, concerns that align with Ando's meditative approach to the natural world.
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Waterview 2008-1 was created by Shinji Ando (安藤真司).
Waterview 2008-1 uses Etching, on etching with chine colle.
Waterview 2008-1 depicts landscapes.
Waterview 2008-1 measures 66 × 51 cm.