Where is an abstract work whose interrogative title invites contemplation about direction, place, and purpose. Studio editions trade for $200-$550, and jizuri impressions are valued at $350-$750. Among Toshi Yoshida's nearly 300 abstract designs, those with evocative single-word titles tend to attract particular attention from collectors who appreciate the meditative, almost koan-like quality of his non-representational output.
Where is a 1972 color woodcut — one of Yoshida's late abstract works — whose interrogative title refuses to locate the viewer within any identifiable space, creating an existential condition of spatial and perhaps philosophical uncertainty. Made when he was in his early sixties and looking back over a life of global travel and artistic experimentation, the "where" of the title may carry a degree of personal reflection: the artist who had sought his visual identity across the entire world asking, at a settled moment, where he finally stood. The abstract composition provides no orientating landmarks.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Where was created by Toshi Yoshida (吉田遠志) in 1972.
Where uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on color woodcut.
Where was published by Yoshida Studio (1972).
Where depicts abstract.
Where measures 43 × 58.1 cm.
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