Division-E
| Artist | Katsunori Hamanishi (Japanese, b. 1949) |
|---|---|
| Title | Division-E |
| Date | 1991 |
| Medium | Color mezzotint on paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 15/16 × 4 5/8 in. (17.6 × 11.7 cm) Plate: 6 15/16 × 4 5/8 in. (17.6 × 11.7 cm) Sheet: 11 15/16 × 8 7/16 in. (30.3 × 21.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Purchased with funds from the Thomas T. Solley Endowed Fund for Asian Art and the estate of Herman B Wells via the Joseph Granville and Anna Bernice Wells Memorial Fund, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 2016.56 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
Geometric composition of black and red square in upper right. Mottled white stripe near the bottom.
Although trained as a painter, Katsunori Hamanishi became a master of the printmaking technique of mezzotint, which he turned to in part because it was more environmentally friendly than acid-based processes. After seeing the work of American Color Field painters, like Barnett Newman, Hamanishi began incorporating more color and geometric shapes in his work. In this small print, he juxtaposes a realistic depiction of an artifact from the natural world with a simple, abstract form in rich, velvety red. The result is both dynamic and soothing; flat and three-dimensional. The spatial interaction between the elements gives the image an inner tension and modern sensibility.
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"Division-E | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2016.56