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In The Maelstrom by Yoshikatsu Tamekane — Japanese Woodblock with gold leaf, 2021

In The Maelstrom

by Yoshikatsu Tamekane

Date:
2021
Medium:
Woodblock with gold leaf
Image courtesy of
Artsy

Description

A large gold-leaf spiral coils from the lower left corner up and inward to a tight central vortex, dominating the composition against a background quartered into pale blue sky, black, and green-toned ground. A small red sphere sits near the spiral's outer curve at lower left, the only sharp accent of color in the scene. The palette is otherwise muted — soft blues, blacks, and greens — giving the print a spare, abstract mood centered on the swirling gold form.

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In The Maelstrom was created by Yoshikatsu Tamekane (為金義勝) in 2021.