A Steel Bridge
- Medium:
- Woodblock print on paper
- Source:
- manual-research
Description
A steel bridge spanning a waterway, its industrial geometry of riveted girders and triangulated trusses rendered in woodblock on paper by Fujimaki Yoshio. The subject places this print squarely in the modernist camp of sosaku hanga artists who found aesthetic excitement in the structures of industrialized Japan rather than in traditional scenic beauty. A steel bridge offered everything a graphic artist could want: strong diagonal lines, repeating structural patterns, dramatic scale contrasts between massive beams and the human figures or vehicles crossing below. Fujimaki translates cold engineering into warm woodblock texture, the printed wood grain softening the metal subject.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
A Steel Bridge was created by Fujimaki Yoshio (藤牧義夫).
A Steel Bridge depicts landscapes and bridges.