Remote Village
- Date:
- Later edition of 1950s design
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The 1950 Remote Village shows Azechi applying his bold simplified style to the isolated settlements that existed at the margins of accessible Japan—communities reachable only on foot, their isolation shaped by the terrain that surrounded them. The remote village was both a geographical fact and a cultural type: a community that had preserved older ways because the modern world's convenience networks had not penetrated its approaches. His rendering gives the village's isolation visible form through compositional simplicity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Remote Village was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in Later edition of 1950s design.
Remote Village depicts village scenes.