Etching, aquatint, collagraph and metallic leaf combine to make mysterioiusly textured and haunting images. One of the premier Japanese woman artists, she specializes in themes of the ocean, rendered in black and white, with embossing and some gold leaf. Jacoulet, Paul . Frenchman who lived most of his life in Japan. Etchings of a twisting line on a softly blended background of colors.
Viewers see figures, landscapes, dancers.
Studied at Atelier 19 in Paris. City scenes of Kyoto are noted for rich colors and strong blacks. Moved to Japan in 1979, now does large scale woodblocks, lithographs, and paintings. Kuroda, Shigeki . Maki, Haku .