Kiyoshi Saito is a master Japanese printmaker and one of the first member in the sosaku hanga art movement. Their action advocated principles of art that is “self-drawnâ€, “self-carved†and “self-printed†creating art for art’s sake. He worked as a sign painter apprentice but in 1932 moved to Tokyo to study art. He developed a style of woodblock prints with a diminished color palette and simplified forms. It is his compositions and aesthetic simplicity that attracted us to his work.
You must be logged in to post a comment.