Artist:Jed Henry
Title:Thunder in the Mountains
Print type:open edition gicle print on handmade paper
Print size:31.5 x 43 cm (approx.)
The artist writes:
‘When I adapt a scene intoUkiyo-e, I usually translate all the scene’s elements into an 1800sEdo period style.
However, for this particular print I decided to work in the modernShin-hangastyle, which is known for its realism and much more complex color schemes.
Because of this, I did not adapt the design of the robot’s armor. Instead I wanted to focus on the anachronism between a futuristic mobile suit walking though a 19th century pastoral scene. The contrast is quite stunning I think!
The top cartouche reads – and thefurigana(tiny characters next to thekanji) literally say “mobile suit”.
The bottom cartouche says, which means, “No matter how many times they get wiped away, we will never stop replanting the flowers.”
The red seal in the top-right area is actually a kanji created by the Japanese calligrapherMonyaizumi. If you look closely, it resembles something… ‘
