<b>NIGHT SCENE (BLUE)</b> / Joichi Hoshi1977<b>SOLD</b></em>

Details

Known as the artist of stars and trees, Joichi Hoshi creates a world all his own, bringing a profound sense of contemplation and poetics to these subjects. Night Scene (Blue) was created at the height of Hoshi's career and contains all elements that enshrined him as an icon of contemporary Japanese prints. Rendered in intricate detail, Hoshi poses a tree, clad in the color of night, against a starlit sky. The unified tree limbs seem to cradle the stars and the light they keep. There is a profound sense of longing—starlight desiring to descend and tree limbs yearning to ascend. This design is one of Hoshi's most beautiful works and the artist was so enamored by the design that he explored it further, producing another version executed in red, also currently available at CJP.

Connoisseur's Note

Printed with silver and bronze mica highlights, the blue background is overprinted on silver leaf and a fine layer of silver mica has been applied over the blue. The complexity of this overprinting creates depth and provides a mysterious source of light that is held deep within the design. This print is simply breathtaking in person!