Paul Binnie, Alluring Figure, A Collection of Eastern Brocade Beauties
Artist: Paul Binnie (1967-)
Title: Alluring Figure (48/100)
Series: A Collection of Eastern Brocade Beauties
Date: 2015
Size: 31.5 x 44.4 cm
Original Japanese woodblock print.
Non tattoo version of 'Hiroshige no Edo'. Binnie also produced prints from the series 'One Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo' without tattoos for those who might prefer straightforward nude versions alone while changing the colour scheme. The nude model is holding a seethrough and lightweight green fabric on which flowers have been applied with silver and gold pigment. The background has been rendered in a pink gradation, adding to the allure of the figure and the erotic connotations of the subject.
Paul Binnie
Blending traditional methods with a modern style, Paul Binnie’s work is heavily influenced by the Shin-hanga movement, founded by the publisher Shozaburo Watanabe (1885-1962). Shozaburo aimed to renew declining Ukiyo-e tradition and break into foreign markets by commissioning new, young artists who would work within the old co-operated system, composed of the publisher, artist, engraver and printers. However, Binnie works independently, making prints from beginning to the end, as was done by artists of the post-war Sosaku hanga movement. He works across several different subjects including kabuki, tattoo, landscape and beauty prints. Binnie’s original plan of a short stay in Japan changed once he started to sell his kabuki prints. He decided to expand his technique and remained in Japan creating works of this subject until 1998. His interest in Japanese tattoo was born when he saw Yakuza, members of the Japanese mafia who traditionally have body tattoos, bathing for the first time in a sento (Japanese-style public bath). Near the end of 1997, he began to expand into Japanese landscape prints, which became a huge success.
Print Format | Dai-Oban |
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Artist | Paul Binnie |
Subject | Beauty & Female, Shunga Erotica |
Dimensions | 31.5 x 44.4 cm |
Condition Report | Excellent condition. |