Inspired by the expressive qualities of color, Apfelbaum has recently created a series of
unique woodblock monoprints entitled Atomic Mystic Portraits and Atomic Mystic Puzzles.
His unique woodblock prints often illustrate social issues such as corruption, environmental damage, consumerism and social division, while his paintings depict simpler yet rich and symbolic motifs with explorations in colors and textures.
Not exact matches
In his first project with Alan Cristea Gallery in London, sculptor Antony Gormley created four groups of prints: seven enormous
woodblocks; a series of
unique body prints; a group of ten aquatints, collectively titled Matrix I — X; and eleven small line etchings.
Each print is
unique, and painstakingly produced by an arrangement of flower - shaped
woodblocks, each printed in a single color.
Highlights include: a
unique collection of Asian ceramics from Japan, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar; sculptural masterpieces such as the magnificent Japanese Amida Nyorai, the Sino - Tibetan White and the Jain Shri Mallinath and Vijayanagara period Siva nataraja from India; craftworks like the Javanese ninth - century Kala and Batak Mortuary puppet (si gale gale); a definitive collection of Indian textiles dating from 1350s to the 19th century; ukiyo - e
woodblock prints like the Thirty - six views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige; plus rare objects such as a Celestial globe (1780 — 81), and a heterodox Mughal portrait of Prophet Muhammad riding the bouraq steed.
The influences of Japanese
woodblock prints, Anime, Chinese calligraphy, and other Asian art forms have impacted his cultural perspective and greatly influenced his
unique style.
The subject matter of her artwork included thoughtful portraits and
unique etchings and
woodblocks.