... To the contrary, simplicity is what I focus on when I make a print. The images in the prints are lean and stripped down compared to my paintings. The minimal elements in my prints do directly correspond to the layered shapes I work with in the paintings but achieve a very different effect. The surface of the printed image has always attracted me. I feel that there is a sort of tension on the surface of a print. The result of the printing process is that only what is necessary is retained on the paper, nothing more, and nothing less. It is different from what is painted even when the same color is used. Colors in prints do not just sit on the paper; rather they go deep into the paper. I like the unified surface and physical appearance that the printmaking process can convey. My interest in printmaking is shifting from making simple images to constructing repetitious forms and patterns by applying more and more layers of color and shape.... 1986-89 I apprenticed at Adachi woodblock studio in Tokyo where I learned traditional printing technique by printing reproduction of old japanese master print such as Hiroshige, Hokusai and Utamaro among others. After Adachi I worked as freelance printer in Tokyo, printed edition for Japanese printmaker such as Seiko Kawachi, Fumio Kitaoka among others. 1991 I came to NY and started to work for Watanabe studio where I worked on edition project for Sol lewitt and other artists. While I worked for edition project I have been making my own paintings/prints. 1995 I became freelance printer, worked for various artists and since then started to offer woodblock class out of my studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn NY. 1996 to present I taught/teach water-based woodblock at various institutions in the states including Manhattan graphics center (NY), Pyramid Atlantic (MD) and center for book art (NY) among others. Currently giving printing workshops in universities and museums in the US. (http://www.takujihamanaka.com/artistinfo/) undefined

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