Cool Breeze (Sofu)
Yoshida Chizuko
1993
- Medium
- Photoetching and color woodblock print
- Dimensions
- 100.5 × 41.5 cm (39 5/8 × 16 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- woodblock print
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
printlandscapesJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print
About
Here, Yoshida Chizuko has combined woodblock printing with photoetching—an engraving technique—to show a lavender field moving in a cool breeze. Chizuko was interested in finding patterns in nature, and close observation enabled her to infuse her work with a sense of movement.
