Camille Béguin - UkiOhYeah – Retro DJ, 2024
Screenprint
Media Dimensions: 46 x 64 cm
Image Dimensions: 40 x 60 cm
Edition of 45
Unframed
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Camille Béguin is an illustrator and silkscreen printer based in Geneva, Switzerland. Her main ongoing project, the UkiOhYeah poster series, was initiated in 2017 and is a contemporary and humorous reinterpretation of Japanese ukiyo-e prints.
In UkiOhYeah, Béguin juxtaposes Japanese beauties, clothed in Edo-period-inspired fashion, with whimsical, anachronistic contexts. These figures are depicted partaking in modern activities – ranging from outdoor sports to enjoying international cuisines – creating a playful tension between historical aesthetics and contemporary themes.
Béguin’s artistic process adeptly balances modern and traditional aesthetics, effectively mirroring the thematic interplay in her work. She begins with digital illustrations, which she then separates into six to seven colour layers. These layers are meticulously transferred to paper through silkscreen printing, a method that, while more efficient than traditional woodblock printing, achieves equally vibrant results.
Béguin holds a BA in Japanese Studies from the University of Geneva (2010) and a BA in Visual Communication from the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD, 2015). She also spent two semesters studying in Japan—first at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2011), and later at Kyoto University of Art and Design (2014). Béguin's silkscreen prints have been exhibited in galleries in both Geneva and Osaka.
Screenprint
Media Dimensions: 46 x 64 cm
Image Dimensions: 40 x 60 cm
Edition of 45
Unframed
Split your payment over 10 months with OwnArt 0% APR. Your monthly payment for this artwork could be from as little as £33.50 (framed only).
Camille Béguin is an illustrator and silkscreen printer based in Geneva, Switzerland. Her main ongoing project, the UkiOhYeah poster series, was initiated in 2017 and is a contemporary and humorous reinterpretation of Japanese ukiyo-e prints.
In UkiOhYeah, Béguin juxtaposes Japanese beauties, clothed in Edo-period-inspired fashion, with whimsical, anachronistic contexts. These figures are depicted partaking in modern activities – ranging from outdoor sports to enjoying international cuisines – creating a playful tension between historical aesthetics and contemporary themes.
Béguin’s artistic process adeptly balances modern and traditional aesthetics, effectively mirroring the thematic interplay in her work. She begins with digital illustrations, which she then separates into six to seven colour layers. These layers are meticulously transferred to paper through silkscreen printing, a method that, while more efficient than traditional woodblock printing, achieves equally vibrant results.
Béguin holds a BA in Japanese Studies from the University of Geneva (2010) and a BA in Visual Communication from the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD, 2015). She also spent two semesters studying in Japan—first at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2011), and later at Kyoto University of Art and Design (2014). Béguin's silkscreen prints have been exhibited in galleries in both Geneva and Osaka.
Screenprint
Media Dimensions: 46 x 64 cm
Image Dimensions: 40 x 60 cm
Edition of 45
Unframed
Split your payment over 10 months with OwnArt 0% APR. Your monthly payment for this artwork could be from as little as £33.50 (framed only).
Camille Béguin is an illustrator and silkscreen printer based in Geneva, Switzerland. Her main ongoing project, the UkiOhYeah poster series, was initiated in 2017 and is a contemporary and humorous reinterpretation of Japanese ukiyo-e prints.
In UkiOhYeah, Béguin juxtaposes Japanese beauties, clothed in Edo-period-inspired fashion, with whimsical, anachronistic contexts. These figures are depicted partaking in modern activities – ranging from outdoor sports to enjoying international cuisines – creating a playful tension between historical aesthetics and contemporary themes.
Béguin’s artistic process adeptly balances modern and traditional aesthetics, effectively mirroring the thematic interplay in her work. She begins with digital illustrations, which she then separates into six to seven colour layers. These layers are meticulously transferred to paper through silkscreen printing, a method that, while more efficient than traditional woodblock printing, achieves equally vibrant results.
Béguin holds a BA in Japanese Studies from the University of Geneva (2010) and a BA in Visual Communication from the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD, 2015). She also spent two semesters studying in Japan—first at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2011), and later at Kyoto University of Art and Design (2014). Béguin's silkscreen prints have been exhibited in galleries in both Geneva and Osaka.
