Masterclass moku hanga - Japanese woodcut & block printing
From 13 October 2022 to 15 January 2023, Museum Art & History hosts a selection of 220 Japanese prints from the early 20th century. The shin hanga movement ('new prints') marks a new start for Japanese printmaking, where traditional printmaking is being cleverly rediscovered and reinvented.
In the context of this exhibition, RHoK Academy and the Art and History Museum invited Koyuki Kazahaya to conduct a workshop series on Japanese woodcut and block printing. Using the exhibition and Koyuki Kazahaya's contemporary artistic practice as a starting point, participants will be initiated in printmaking techniques.
Japanese artist Koyuki Kazahaya (b. 1987) works with various media: drawing, printmaking, video and audio. She studied graphic arts in Tokyo, Japan, and Antwerp. Her work is regularly exhibited; just before the start of the shin hanga exhibition, a selection was shown at the Art on Paper fair (Brussels, 6-9.10.22). She lives and works in Europe.
Prior knowledge is not necessary. This workshop series is aimed at art students and artists, those interested in learning a new technique, collectors and art lovers who want to gain an insight into how Japanese prints are made..
Programme
A four-day initiation into the technique of Japanese woodblock cutting and printing, moku hanga.
What to expect
- an introduction into the history, tools, materials and traditional methods
- technique:
-> designing using colour separation
-> transferring a sketch onto a woodblock
-> carving images in the wood with various knives and gouges
-> sharpening the gouges
-> preparing the paper
-> printing with water inks and baren
The lecture and workshop will be in English.
Dates
Sa 26.11 10:30 lecture followed by a lunch and a guided visit of the exhibition @A&HMuseum
14:00-18:00 workshop part I@RHoK
Sa 3.12 9:00-17:00 workshop part Il@RHoK
Sa 10.12 9:00-17:00 workshop part III@RHoK
Sa 17.12 9:00-13:00 workshop part IV@RHoK
Price
€ 120
€ 95 RHoK (and RMAH staff)
€ 70 students -28 year
Number of participants: min 12*, max 20.
*if there are less than 12 participants, the series will be cancelled.
Info
rhokgrafiek@gmail.com (RHoK Academy)
public@kmkg-mrah.be (A&H Museum)
RHoK: Avenue Edouard de Thibault 2, 1040 Etterbeek, 10 minutes on foot from the A&H Museum
