Katsutoshi Yuasa is an artist who makes oil-based and water-based woodcut prints and installations. He was born in Tokyo in 1978 and he graduated from Musashino Art University, Tokyo in 2002 and received MA Fine Art Printmaking from Royal College of Art, London in 2005. Yuasa participated in famed artists in residences such as Rijksakadmie van beeldende kunsten (Amsterdam), Cite des arts (Paris) and Kala Art Institute (Berkeley). His work has been exhibited worldwide in galleries and museums. Recent solo exhibitions include Lawrence Art Center (U.S.A.), Galerie der Stadt Backnag (Germany) and Gallery YUKI-SIS (Tokyo). Recent group shows include Foerde Museum (Norway), C-mine cultuurcentrum (Belgium), Yokohama Museum of Art (Japan) etc. Yuasa’s work is in numerous public collections including Laing Art Museum, New York Public Library, Victoria & Albert Museum. In 2011, He was awarded both the grand prize of Northern Print Biennale and Towry Print Prize. Website: www.katsutoshiyuasa.com
Hi. Can you tell me what Holbein pigment colours have you used? I just recently ordered a few. I'm pretty sure you use quinacridone magenta and phtalo blue. For the yellow I skipped hansa yellow light (due to lower light fastness) and got isoindolinone yellow instead.
I add a few drops of quinacridone red to quinacridone magenta. And, a few drops of imidazolone yellow to hansa yellow light. And then, phtalo blue and sumi black from sumi ink.
That's amazing. I'd like to see the individual blocks up close to get a better idea of how the final image came together. I do woodblock printing (but just a novice) so am very interested. Thank you for sharing.
