3D Mokuhanga

These 3D wall mounted sculptures are generally made from solid tulipwood wrapped or clothed in a thin skin of Japanese woodcut print (mokuhanga). This is a development which has been evolving over the past few years and first occurred during a residency in Norway in 2007.

City Trees and City Lights

City Trees and City Lights - larger version

I wanted to try out some forms, which were chunkier with wider surfaces in which to wrap with the Mokuhanga. I was aware that the interaction between the two forms was important and once I had established this relationship with the wooden forms it became very interesting in how the clothing of the form made the forms spatial interaction more complex. This was both very exciting and challenging at the same time .It was during the process that I felt that in part I was referring to a recent trip to Tokyo where the large blocks of office buildings were set off by trees in a traditional Japanese garden. Hence the series ‘City Trees’ and ‘City Lights’.

City Trees II

City Trees II - larger version

Wall-mounted sculpture. Approx overall size 50 x 40 x 10cm. Mokuhanga (Japanese woodcut print) pasted around two sealed solid tulipwood structures. 2015

City Trees I

City Trees - larger version

Wall-mounted sculpture. Approx overall size 50 x 40 x 10cm. Mokuhanga (Japanese woodcut print) pasted around two sealed solid tulipwood structures. 2014

City Lights II

City Lights II - larger version

Wall-mounted sculpture. Approx overall size. 50 x 40 x 10cm. Mokuhanga (Japanese woodcut print) pasted around two sealed solid tulipwood structures using beeswax stripes and lascaux UV spray.

Black into Yellow

Black into Yellow - larger version

Wall-mounted sculpture (showing front and right side). 30 x 20 x 4cm. Mokuhanga (Japanese woodcut print) pasted around two forms, using cast resin, wood, wax, archival glue, graphite, lascaux archival and UV spray.

Fractured Light

Fractured Light, showing detail - larger version

Wall-mounted sculpture. 148 x 57 x 7cm. Shows detail. Mokuhanga (Japanese woodcut print) pasted around tulipwood structures, using marble dust, acrylic binder, archival glue and UV protective spray. 2011

Sunset

Sunset, showing detail - larger version

Wall-mounted sculpture. Overall size 117 x 70 x 6cm. Shows detail. Mokuhanga (Japanese woodcut print), tulipwood, gesso, rice paste, Lascaux UV protective spray.

Pods Autumn Japan

Pods Autumn Japan, showing detail - larger version

Wall-mounted sculpture. Each piece approx 35 x 25 x 8cm. Shows detail. Mokuhanga (Japanese woodcut print) pasted around galvanised steel, using rice paste and UV spray. 2013