Object Details
Artist
Francesco Clemente
Date
2007
Medium
Twenty-seven color hand-printed woodcut, created in the ukiyo-e tradition with twenty-one woodblocks Edition 28/51
Dimensions
Image / sheet: 24 × 18 inches (61 × 45.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired through the generosity of Truman W. Eustis III, Class of 1951, and through the generosity of Penny Haitkin, Class of 1965, with additional support from the Professor M. H. Abrams and Ruth Abrams Purchase Fund
Object
Number
2010.101
Clemente, a leading contemporary printmaker and artist, is known for his ability to combine influenc(…)
Clemente, a leading contemporary printmaker and artist, is known for his ability to combine influences from his global life lived partially in his native Italy, partially in the Madras region of India, and partially in New York City. This print attests to his ability to combine and transmute techniques from across the world. Air is a complex woodcut fabricated to look like a watercolor and inspired by ukiyo-e. Clemente produces different blocks and cuts and inks them differently, layering one on top of the other to produce this surreal image. (“Imprint/ In Print,” curated by Nancy E. Green with assistance from Christian Waibel ’17 and presented at the Johnson Museum August 8 – December 20, 2015)
