Curator's Corner

color woodblock print

Filter

Recent Tags

color woodblock print Japanese art Ukiyo-e printmaking women artists photography Mesoamerican art Chinese art Asian art Snapshot Aesthetic non-western art surimono Japanese printmaking women photographers Zoe Strauss woodblock print ceramics color woodcut print genre scenes woodcut print relief print Artist Birthday New Year Hiroshige civil rights South American color woodcut weather penny press male figure fine art cool colors graphic arts latin american art genre social justice Hispanic and Latin American artists flattened form daily life modernism symbolism Hispanic artist identity illustrator sea coast shore empathy Chinese influence contour line Kanō School still life bird-and-flower Edo Period nishik-e Animals in art asymmetrical balance Japanese folk toys

Popular Tags

women artists Asian art Japanese art printmaking abstraction African American art painting landscape sculpture Ukiyo-e ceramics photography contemporary art realism still life
< Back to Curator's Corner
Curator's Corner

Artist Birthday: Antonio Frasconi

Monday, April 28, 2025 | Karl Cole

Antonio Frasconi is an internationally known woodcut artist. He has published hundreds of prints and illustrated many books. Although much of his work has registered political protest, his subjects ra ...

Read More
Curator's Corner

National Pet Day: Isoda Koryūsai

Friday, April 11, 2025 | Karl Cole

National Pet Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated on April 11. It was founded 2005/2006 by animal advocate and pet and family lifestyle expert Colleen Paige. The day is dedicated to all types of pe ...

Read More
Curator's Corner

Artist Birthday: Shimizu Seifu

Monday, February 10, 2025 | Karl Cole

The Chinese had a legend of the brave carp who swam against the current on the Yellow River to mate, and few were courageous enough to swim over the Dragon Gate waterfall. Those that did turned into d ...

Read More
Curator's Corner

Smoke

Monday, December 5, 2016 | Karl Cole

I happen to burn a lot of incense, because I think it’s nicer than any of those spray products that immediately fall to the floor and dissipate. And who wants a plug-in air freshener that runs u ...

Read More
Curator's Corner

Happy New Year: Japanese Surimono

Monday, January 4, 2016 | Karl Cole

Since I’m feeling lazy this week, I’m showing you Japanese New Year cards (surimono) again. I think they’re lovely, and who wouldn’t want to receive one of these color woodcut ...

Read More

Karl Cole

About Karl

Follow

Recent Tags

color woodblock print Japanese art Ukiyo-e printmaking women artists photography Mesoamerican art Chinese art Asian art Snapshot Aesthetic non-western art surimono Japanese printmaking women photographers Zoe Strauss woodblock print ceramics color woodcut print genre scenes woodcut print relief print Artist Birthday New Year Hiroshige civil rights South American color woodcut weather penny press male figure fine art cool colors graphic arts latin american art genre social justice Hispanic and Latin American artists flattened form daily life modernism symbolism Hispanic artist identity illustrator sea coast shore empathy Chinese influence contour line Kanō School still life bird-and-flower Edo Period nishik-e Animals in art asymmetrical balance Japanese folk toys

Popular Tags

women artists Asian art Japanese art printmaking abstraction African American art painting landscape sculpture Ukiyo-e ceramics photography contemporary art realism still life

Share

Always Stay in the Loop.

Want to know what’s new from Davis? Subscribe to our mailing list for periodic updates on new products, contests, free stuff, and great content.

Back to top