@Sharf Visitor Center (MFA) // 2-3pm // Free with admission

THE CREATIVE PROCESS IN MODERN JAPANESE PRINTMAKING

Allow Museum of Fine Art‘s assistant curator SARAH THOMPSON to walk and talk you through what happened when Japanese printmakers no longer had to create work for commercial publishing but got to explore the medium with only the limitations of their minds.  Thompson’s knowledge is impressive and her legit enthusiasm is infectious.

The exhibit itself includes prints, preliminary drawings, woodblocks, and artists’ proofs to help guide the viewer through the process.  The pièce de résistance has to be Yoshida Hiroshi’s set of six large prints titled Sailboats made in 1926, which all use the same woodblock but were printed using different colors schemes to depict the same scene throughout the day.

Whether you are already knowledgable on the process of printmaking or are the owner of a curious mind, this talk is an opportunity to get a closer look at an already fascinating exhibit.  Learn about the shin hanga collaborative method vs the sosaku hanga solo method.

After the talk, witness a demonstration and try your hand at some printmaking techniques yourself.

On view Now-8/17