Geometric Prints (28)
Geometric abstraction in Japanese woodblock prints, featuring compositions built from circles, squares, grids, and mathematical forms. A significant strand of postwar sosaku-hanga and contemporary printmaking.
Artists Known for Geometric
Space
Digital on washi
Space_1230
Screenprint
Space_0830
Screenprint
34 Spirals
lines (e.l)
2014
Two-plate, two-colour etching on Arches paper
Square Lines 3
Etching
Crystal View
Etching
Random Composition
Etching
by chance 4 (variation 1)
Etching
by chance 4 (variation 3)
Etching
Kaleidoscope 20-1
2020
Oil and Charcoal on Canvas
Between Vertical and Horizon--Descended Triangle (E)
1987
Color spit bite aquatint with soft ground etching and drypoint printed on gampi paper chine colle
Between Vertical and Horizon--Descended Triangle--Square (Black)
1987
Spit bite aquatint with aquatint, soft ground etching and drypoint
Indigo Hexagon Tea Bowl
2016
Woodcut on Japanese Paper
White Hexagon Tea Bowl
2017
Woodcut on Japanese Paper
Times Square
2016
Color Woodblock
Slant Square 85-3-5 (8)
2000
Serigraph Print
rainier square tower Minoru Yamasaki architecture spitzack woodblock woodcut mokuhanga print printmaking washi seattle art
A wooden printing block with a geometric design is laid on a table alongside various paint containers, brushes, and a printing tool.
A wooden printing block with a geometric design is laid on a table alongside various paint containers, brushes, and a printing tool.
METAL GLUE (Möbius, Sphere, Square, Mirror)
2023
Inkjet print
Indigo Hexagon Tea Bowl
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
White Hexagon Tea Bowl
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Behind the market square
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Sharkskin pattern
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Sharkskin pattern
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Pattern of dreams
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Pattern of the wind
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Geometric abstraction in Japanese woodblock prints, featuring compositions built from circles, squares, grids, and mathematical forms. A significant strand of postwar sosaku-hanga and contemporary printmaking.
Emi Hamano, Nana Shiomi, and Agata Dworzak-Subocz are among the artists most associated with geometric in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 28 prints tagged with geometric, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.