Mai Osawa - Silence, 2024
Etching
Media Dimensions: 18 x 23 cm
Image Dimensions: 10 x 12 cm
Edition of 100
Framed/unframed
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Mai Osawa studied Visual Communication Design at Nihon University of Art in Tokyo, Japan and she has always been intrigued by the Etching Printmaking process. When she visited a Rembrandt exhibition in Tokyo for the first time, at a young age, she was intrigued by Rembrandt's drawing abilities and in particular how he achieved the dramatic application of light and shadow on a simple metal plate.
How did he do it?
Growing up with an architect father, she has always been fascinated by architecture, especially the old stone buildings of Europe. Being a set designer was a dream job for her as she could design so many different types of buildings for the stage.
She has long wanted to understand what it must have been like to be a mason or an architect back in olden times in the UK and Europe and she has found that the physical process of etching is almost as much of a challenge for a printmaker as is the challenge a mason faces when striving to achieve a perfect building or carving. Also the most important elements for her in her work are ‘light’ and ‘space' which she has found that can achieve satisfying result with etching process more than any other form of art.
Because of this, she has been concentrating her time on the etching process, especially the less-toxic etching process. The more she experimented with etching, the more she marvelled at Rembrandt's skill and technique. In order to pursue her passion, she has set up a studio and formed an Etching Club with people who are equally as fascinated by the whole process, a process which is fortunately becoming much less-toxic and more accessible.
Etching
Media Dimensions: 18 x 23 cm
Image Dimensions: 10 x 12 cm
Edition of 100
Framed/unframed
Split your payment over 10 months with OwnArt 0% APR. Your monthly payment for this artwork could be from as little as £14.50 (unframed).
Mai Osawa studied Visual Communication Design at Nihon University of Art in Tokyo, Japan and she has always been intrigued by the Etching Printmaking process. When she visited a Rembrandt exhibition in Tokyo for the first time, at a young age, she was intrigued by Rembrandt's drawing abilities and in particular how he achieved the dramatic application of light and shadow on a simple metal plate.
How did he do it?
Growing up with an architect father, she has always been fascinated by architecture, especially the old stone buildings of Europe. Being a set designer was a dream job for her as she could design so many different types of buildings for the stage.
She has long wanted to understand what it must have been like to be a mason or an architect back in olden times in the UK and Europe and she has found that the physical process of etching is almost as much of a challenge for a printmaker as is the challenge a mason faces when striving to achieve a perfect building or carving. Also the most important elements for her in her work are ‘light’ and ‘space' which she has found that can achieve satisfying result with etching process more than any other form of art.
Because of this, she has been concentrating her time on the etching process, especially the less-toxic etching process. The more she experimented with etching, the more she marvelled at Rembrandt's skill and technique. In order to pursue her passion, she has set up a studio and formed an Etching Club with people who are equally as fascinated by the whole process, a process which is fortunately becoming much less-toxic and more accessible.
Etching
Media Dimensions: 18 x 23 cm
Image Dimensions: 10 x 12 cm
Edition of 100
Framed/unframed
Split your payment over 10 months with OwnArt 0% APR. Your monthly payment for this artwork could be from as little as £14.50 (unframed).
Mai Osawa studied Visual Communication Design at Nihon University of Art in Tokyo, Japan and she has always been intrigued by the Etching Printmaking process. When she visited a Rembrandt exhibition in Tokyo for the first time, at a young age, she was intrigued by Rembrandt's drawing abilities and in particular how he achieved the dramatic application of light and shadow on a simple metal plate.
How did he do it?
Growing up with an architect father, she has always been fascinated by architecture, especially the old stone buildings of Europe. Being a set designer was a dream job for her as she could design so many different types of buildings for the stage.
She has long wanted to understand what it must have been like to be a mason or an architect back in olden times in the UK and Europe and she has found that the physical process of etching is almost as much of a challenge for a printmaker as is the challenge a mason faces when striving to achieve a perfect building or carving. Also the most important elements for her in her work are ‘light’ and ‘space' which she has found that can achieve satisfying result with etching process more than any other form of art.
Because of this, she has been concentrating her time on the etching process, especially the less-toxic etching process. The more she experimented with etching, the more she marvelled at Rembrandt's skill and technique. In order to pursue her passion, she has set up a studio and formed an Etching Club with people who are equally as fascinated by the whole process, a process which is fortunately becoming much less-toxic and more accessible.
