Judgement
- Title
- Judgement
- LC Subject
- Prints--Technique Print makers Chine collé Symbolism in art Arts--Japanese influences Paper, Handmade printmaking chine collé Japanese paper (handmade paper)
- Creator
- Hiratsuka, Yuji
- Description
- A print of three asian figures, which all seem to be female. Two of them are holding flowers in their hands while the other one is holding pictures or papers of some kind. They are all wearing long black robe-like clothing with white collars. Judgement; 1995; (36 x 48 inches); Color Intaglio, Relief & Chine Colle Yuji Hiratsuka was born in Osaka, Japan. In 1985 he moved to the United States. He started teaching printmaking at Oregon State University in 1992. His graphic work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe and Asia and has received numerous awards in national and international competitions. Some of his works are exhibited in The British Museum, Tokyo Central Museum, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the New York Public Library. The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
- Location
- The Valley Library >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- 121 The Valley Library, Corvallis Oregon
- Date
- 1975/2012
- Identifier
- 1995_osu_valley-library_30_a01
- Accession Number
- 1995_osu_valley-library_30_a01
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- Hiratsuka, Yuji
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 50 x 61 inches
- Material
- Printmaking; mixed printmaking
- Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
- 1995 - 1997 Biiennium Valley Library Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon 1995_osu_valley-library
- Has Version
- slide; color
- Institution
- Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
- Note
- To view a map of the artwork location in context to Oregon State University, see http://oregonstate.edu/cw_tools/campusmap/locations.php
- Color Space
- RGB
- Biographical Information
- My personal technique using chine colle with traditional and innovative etching methods is the following: To start out with, I give the first tones to the copper plate by using etching drypoint, acquatint, softground or roulette, pulling my first color. With these first impressions, I usually work back into the plate with the scraper, burnisher and emery paper to enhance the lights and accent the motif. I then go on to the second color. I usually print on the paper which best suits my work; this is a thin Japanese rice paper known as Kurotani. With continuous alterations to the plate, I print a sequence of black, yellow, red and blue passing the same plate through the press four times for each design and color change. Finally, I apply delicate hand tints to the back of the Kurotani by passing it through the press, with a heavier rag paper beneath (BFK Rives or Somerset, etc.). I set my print into the depression that the plate creates as both papers pass through the press. What the viewer sees then, is my four color Kurotani print, individually hand tinted, each print an artist's proof, deep set into rag paper. In addition to the above technique, I sometimes work with mylar sheets, blocking out the areas to be left unprinted. The mylar sheets can save extra time for scraping and burnishing on the plate. (Hiratsuka, 1995)
