Fluorescent Smogg presents ‘Chikyu’ A 21 colour screen print with artist Taku Obata
Fluorescent Smogg are proud to present ‘Chikyu’ - a 21 colour screen print from Japanese artist Taku Obata.
Whether carving from a single block of wood or mounds of paint; Taku considers his process to be one of ‘sculptural’ thinking.
Taku Obata is a multidisciplinary artist spanning sculpture, painting and print making. With his playful approach, Taku transitions seamlessly between figurative and abstract styles with compositions inspired by history, nature and culture. Fusing traditional Japanese techniques with contemporary arts practice, he forges dynamic and surprising compositions, the largest of which is this production with UK based print house, Fluorescent Smogg.
Taku continues: “It's on canvas, but what I'm doing is sculpture. Considering the paint as 'volume' and moving that 'volume' around in the same way as sculpture” Fluorescent Smogg said:
“Taku’s mark making is totally unique and for us, an almost direct translation of his sculptural 2D work process. With this release we want to capture his mark making as closely as possible. To achieve that we utiArtist, Taku Obata, said of the silkscreen lised cutting edge technology within prints: printmaking to edition an original piece of Taku’s work at a 1:1 scale. The detail in the “This edition of 21 colour silkscreen prints was reproduction is truly incredible and we’re very exciting to make; I've never seen a proud to say that this looks more like an silkscreen print of this scale with so many original than anything we’ve created before.” layers. I visited the print studio in England and was very surprised and impressed at The edition now via Fluorescent Smogg: the printing technology and machinery. To www.fluorescentsmogg.com enhance the edition, I have also hand finished 10 copies to make this part of the edition completely unique.” 10
