Kae Murakami

the Cherry Orchard

Disciplines Graphic design, Illustration, Print

Released 2000

technique: lithograph
base material: gampi-washi (backed with kozo-washi)
image size: w 270 x h 165 mm (10.6 x 6.5 in)
paper size: 420 x 297 mm - A3 (16.5 x 11.7 in)
1th Minatomirai Art Exhibition in Yokohama 2003 - Japan
Drew inspiration from Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play "The Cherry Orchard (Вишнëвый сад)". The mixture of oil with sprayed water provides gentle undulations. The salt creates a peculiar pattern. The lines that scratched aluminum plate with needle allow getting beautiful halftone having transparency.

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