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Yoshinori Mizutani

Moonlight 02

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000
£5,000
Lot Details
Archival pigment print on canvas.
2014
140 x 105 cm (55 1/8 x 41 3/8 in.)
Signed, dated in ink, printed title, date and number 1/1 on a Certificate of Authenticity label affixed to the reverse of the frame.

This work is number 1 from the sold-out edition of 1 and is unique in this size.
Catalogue Essay
Using strobe light and long exposure, Yoshinori Mizutani photographed the pine trees in his neighbourhood at midnight, the trees barely visible in the darkness. In this composition, the space is shared equally by the rich golden sky and the pine trees, reminiscent of the ink and gold paintings of the Kano School, which dominated Japanese art from the late 15th century to the mid-19th century. Harking back to traditional Japanese art, Mizutani explores the relationship between negative and positive spaces. Mizutani, in 2014, was selected for Foam Talent (Amsterdam), LensCulture Emerging Talents (Paris) and Young Portfolio, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (Japan).

Yoshinori Mizutani

JapaneseBrowse Artist