Pantomorphic
- Date:
- 1970
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 41.6 × 41 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Takahashi's prints are modestly priced. Quality examples with strong design are most valued.
A 1970 woodblock print in ink and color on paper whose title, "Pantomorphic," meaning "taking all forms" or "of every shape," announces an engagement with the multiplicity of form itself. The word, drawn from Greek roots, suggests a composition that contains or cycles through diverse shapes rather than settling on a single dominant structure. Takahashi likely fills the picture plane with a proliferation of overlapping, interconnected forms that shift between organic and geometric, creating a visual field of constant transformation. The title reflects his intellectual engagement with form as a philosophical concept, not merely a design element, and places the print within the tradition of postwar abstract art that sought universal visual languages transcending cultural specificity.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Pantomorphic was created by Takahashi Rikio (高橋力雄) in 1970.
Pantomorphic depicts abstract.
Pantomorphic measures 41.6 × 41 cm.
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