<b>FLOOR CUSHION</b> / Paul Binnie2009<b>SOLD</b></em>

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Paul Binnie (born 1967) is a Scottish artist who studied at Edinburgh University and College of Art from 1985 to 1990. Afterward, he lived in Paris until 1993, when he traveled to Tokyo and met the contemporary woodblock printmaker Kenji Seki, from whom he learned much about the techniques of printmaking. Binnie uses 20 or more blocks for some designs, cherry for the keyblock and magnolia for the color blocks. His pigments are also those used for Nihonga (Japanese-style painting) except for bero-ai (Berlin blue or Prussian blue). He prefers torinoko kôzo and nishinouchi washi for his papers. He typically begins printing an edition with about 30 to 40 prints and then finishes the edition on demand. Upon finishing, he destroys the blocks. 

Binnie, who has an interest in Ukiyo-e and Shin Hanga, has designed Japanese prints in several genres, blending traditional methods with an individual modern-day style. 

Words from the Binnie Studio:

The second design is a brand new one, called Zabuton (Floor Cushion) and will also appear later in the year as the sixth design in the Azuma Nishiki series to be called Tasogare (Twilight). It is now being sold exclusively by a European gallery with a burgundy background, gold signature and silver seal, to make a set with the earlier version of Engawa and its partner, Yuge, and in a small edition of only 30.

Connoisseur's Note

As the artist pointed out, Floor Cushion, 2009, is an early version done with a burgundy background that was offered exclusively by a European gallery which is now completely sold out. Like the first edition of Engawa, this design’s mate, the print is produced in a limited run of 30 impressions. This print is in excellent condition with no problems to note.