Barbara Takenaga

Lines of Force (Fire Red) State II

2014

Color lithograph with pearlescent powder, Edition 15. Barbara Takenaga writes: “About the prints, they’re part of a series of recent Angel paintings — which were influenced by seeing a small painting fragment of angel’s wings by Fra Angelico. I liked the way the feather pattern is similar to the Asian motif of fish scales or waves of water. There is a reference to the natural world, as well as the heavenly, but in an abstract, decorative approach. With the scale change of smaller elements in the center and larger dots on the edge, there is the implication of folded space that moves from near to distant — with some sensation of being pulled toward a far off place. The metallic background is dusted with gold or pearlescent powder over deep orange, which gives the surface some shimmer and color change. The title, Angel (Little Egypt), comes from the colors that are reminiscent of ancient Egyptian collars...

Barbara Takenaga has had fun embellishing the last prints in the editions – Switchback State I and State II from 2011 – with extensive hand coloring. She has inverted and rearranged ...

Barbara Takenaga has had fun embellishing the last prints in the editions – Switchback State I and State II from 2011 – with extensive hand coloring. She has inverted and rearranged ...

Color lithograph with gold metallic powder, Edition 15. Barbara Takenaga writes: “About the prints, they’re part of a series of recent Angel paintings — which were influenced by seeing a small painting fragment of angel’s wings by Fra Angelico. I liked the way the feather pattern is similar to the Asian motif of fish scales or waves of water. There is a reference to the natural world, as well as the heavenly, but in an abstract, decorative approach. With the scale change of smaller elements in the center and larger dots on the edge, there is the implication of folded space that moves from near to distant — with some sensation of being pulled toward a far off place. The metallic background is dusted with gold or pearlescent powder over deep orange, which gives the surface some shimmer and color change. The title, Angel (Little Egypt), comes from the colors that are reminiscent of ancient Egyptian collars...

Yayoi Kusama Wave Crest (1999). Edition 15/60 Screenprint [3 screens, 2 colors, 3 runs] 59.7 x 47.8 cm (image) 76x 56.5cm (sheet) Edition of 60 + 6 Artist Proofs + 5 Printer Proof...

Dome, Red, 2017 Archival pigment inks on Crane Museo Max 365 gsm fine art paper 37 x 34 inches (94 x 86 cm) Edition of 40 Suite of 3 also available for $7500 Ross Bleckner is an in...

Ross Bleckner (American, b. 1949), "Selection Sequence", Etching and Aquatint in Colors on Paper, 2002, marked "AP4" lower left, signed in pencil and dated lower right, unframed. Ima...

Glowing and contemplative, Ross Bleckner’s work blends abstraction with recognizable symbols to create meditations on perception, transcendence and loss. The artist created PS III -...