Skip to main content

Hiroki Morinoue

American, b. 1947

Hiroki Morinoue is an American artist of Japanese descent who has helped to pioneer in the United States the fusion of western Impressionism with modern Japanese design. Morinoue was born in Kealakekua and raised near Holualoa, formerly a major coffee plantation town in the mountains above Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. Japanese workers were brought from Japan at the turn of the 20th century to Hawaii to work the plantations. Although the coffee plantations are gone, Holualoa remains a major producer and exporter of Kona coffee from a cooperative of private growers. In addition, a large artist colony has taken hold in the town itself. Morinoue studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California, where he received his BFA degree. Later, while in Japan, Morinoue studied with a master sumi-e artist and a master of woodblock printing. Morinoue still has his home in Holualoa, on the Big Island of Hawaii. It was Morinoue's seemingly abstract paintings of calm water on textured wood or woodblock prints that propelled him to prominence. The play of light on pebbles at the bottom of a creek or pond, bubbles, ripples, or the reflection on the surface of water are combined with a Japanese sense of balance and design in intense shades of aqua, black and blue creating art of refined, serene elegance. Subsequent works show a trend towards abstract art, experimentation in warmer palettes, rougher strokes, various subject matters and media such as ceramics and photography. Hiroki Morinoue can be seen in several public and private collections in the USA (particularly in Hawaii) and Japan.

to
10
10
2
1
Lotus

Lotus

By Hiroki Morinoue

Located in Lyons, CO

Color woodcut, Edition 30. Lotus is a twenty-six color woodcut from seven woodblocks printed in an edition of 30, plus proofs, on white Thai Mulberry paper. In this print, a compe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Earth Cycle

Earth Cycle

By Hiroki Morinoue

Located in Lyons, CO

Color woodcut, Edition 30. In all of Morinoue's work there is a compelling sense of place--the ocean shoreline, lava flows and Japanese gardens. He is a patient observer of nature...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

"Incoming Tide, " Woodblock Print signed by Hiroki Morinoue
"Incoming Tide, " Woodblock Print signed by Hiroki Morinoue

"Incoming Tide, " Woodblock Print signed by Hiroki Morinoue

By Hiroki Morinoue

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Incoming Tide" is an original woodblock print by Hiroki Morinoue. it is signed and dated in the lower right, titled lower center, and editioned (48/120) in the lower left. This prin...

Category

Early 2000s Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

High Tide

High Tide

By Hiroki Morinoue

Located in Lyons, CO

Color woodcut, Edition 30 The left panel of High Tide captures the reflections of the edge of a pond and surrounding trees and hills. The right panel depi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Edge of the Pond

Edge of the Pond

By Hiroki Morinoue

Located in Lyons, CO

Color woodcut/lithograph, Edition 30. In this print Morinoue creates an evocative sense of place. He captures the reflections on a pond’s surface and the play of light on the ston...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Earth Watch

Earth Watch

By Hiroki Morinoue

Located in Lyons, CO

Color woodcut, Edition 30. In all of Morinoue's work there is a compelling sense of place--the ocean shoreline, lava flows and Japanese gardens. He is a patient observer of nature...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Low Tide

Low Tide

By Hiroki Morinoue

Located in Lyons, CO

Color woodcut, Edition 30 The left panel of Low Tide captures the play of light on water with abstracted colorful reflections. The right panel depicts a tr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Dragonfly Pond

Dragonfly Pond

By Hiroki Morinoue

Located in Lyons, CO

Color woodcut with pochoir, Edition 30 In all of Morinoue's work there is a compelling sense of place--the ocean shoreline, lava flows and Japanese gardens. He is a patient observ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Brazilian Rainforest

Brazilian Rainforest

By Hiroki Morinoue

Located in Lyons, CO

Color woodcut, Edition 25. Morinoue first observed the Brazilian rainforest in 1997 when the exhibition he designed, The Kona Coffee Story: Along the Hawai'i Belt Road, was shown in...

Category

2010s Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Pure Water

Pure Water

By Hiroki Morinoue

Located in Lyons, CO

Color woodcut, Edition 30. In this print Morinoue uses symbolic, stylized and realistic images to evoke the play of light on water. In each of the four panels we see the reflectio...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Related Items
Constellation - XXI Century, Contemporary Linocut & Woodcut Print, Abstract
Constellation - XXI Century, Contemporary Linocut & Woodcut Print, Abstract

Constellation - XXI Century, Contemporary Linocut & Woodcut Print, Abstract

By Maria Stelmaszczyk

Located in Warsaw, PL

MARIA STELMASZCZYK (born in 1983) Studies at the Faculty of Graphic Arts and Painting Laboratory of Woodcut Techniques and Artistic Book at the Academy of Fine Arts Władysław Strzemi...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Paper, Linocut, Woodcut

Untitled
Untitled

Kiki SmithUntitled, 1995

$4,000

H 31 in W 21 in

Untitled

By Kiki Smith

Located in New York, NY

Kiki Smith 'Untitled,' 1995 Woodcut with color additions by hand 31 x 21 inches Edition 43 of 47 Signed In 1995 five well-known American artists - Donald Baechler, Julian Lethbridge...

Category

1990s Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Green Column/Figure
Green Column/Figure

Green Column/Figure

By Robert Mangold

Located in New York, NY

Associated with the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s, Mangold developed a reductive vocabulary based on geometric forms, monochromatic color, and an emphasis on the flatness of t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Etching, Woodcut

Princes Kept The View, Signed Lithograph, Mediterranean Villa Fantasy Landscape
Princes Kept The View, Signed Lithograph, Mediterranean Villa Fantasy Landscape

Princes Kept The View, Signed Lithograph, Mediterranean Villa Fantasy Landscape

By Jim Buckels

Located in Union City, NJ

PRINCES KEPT THE VIEW is an original limited edition lithograph printed using hand drawn lithography techniques on archival Arches printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the Iowa born...

Category

1980s Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Screen

Divine Comedy Hell Canto 20 Decomposition
Divine Comedy Hell Canto 20 Decomposition

Divine Comedy Hell Canto 20 Decomposition

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Divine Comedy Hell Canto 20 Decomposition Medium: Woodcut Measurements: Paper: 10.5" x 13" Frame: 13.75" x 17.5" Condition: Excellent. This piece ...

Category

1960s Surrealist Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Edward Marecak Mid Century Abstract Geometric Woodcut Color Print Fine Art
Edward Marecak Mid Century Abstract Geometric Woodcut Color Print Fine Art

Edward Marecak Mid Century Abstract Geometric Woodcut Color Print Fine Art

By Edward Marecak

Located in Denver, CO

This original mid-century woodcut print by Edward Marecak demonstrates the artist’s interest in bold geometry, structured composition, and strong color relationships. The work reflec...

Category

20th Century Abstract Geometric Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

"A Game of Lacrosse": A Hand-colored 19th Century Woodcut Engraving by Hall
"A Game of Lacrosse": A Hand-colored 19th Century Woodcut Engraving by Hall

"A Game of Lacrosse": A Hand-colored 19th Century Woodcut Engraving by Hall

Located in Alamo, CA

A colorful and attractive hand-colored 19th century woodcut engraving entitled "A Game of Lacrosse" after a drawing by W. H. Hall. It was published in New York in Harper's Weekly on May 10, 1884. It depicts a scene from an intense lacrosse game. This hand-colored woodcut engraving is presented in a red mat that measures 16" high x 20.63" wide. The sheet measures 10.63" high x 15.88" wide. There is a central fold, as issued. The print is in excellent condition. Lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America, possibly originating as far back as the 1400's. The sport was first invented by Native Americans, who originally played it as a means to toughen braves for war or to settle tribal disputes. It was played by between 100 and 1,000 participants at a time. There were no strict boundaries and the game could cover miles and take days to complete. It was very violent with many injuries, which were sometimes fatal. The game was unknown to whites until the 17th century when a Jesuit priest observed Heron Indians playing it. He thought the stick and netting resembled the "crosier" carried by bishops during religious ceremonies, This led to the name "la crosse". A Canadian dentist standardized the rules of the game in 1867 and the 1st college team was created at New York University in 1877. The game gained national attention and popularity in 1956 when the Hall-of-Fame football player Jim Brown...

Category

1880s Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Extended Frame with Separation
Extended Frame with Separation

Extended Frame with Separation

By Robert Mangold

Located in New York, NY

Associated with the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s, Mangold developed a reductive vocabulary based on geometric forms, monochromatic color, and an emphasis on the flatness of t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Untitled by Donald Judd, Woodcut, Abstract, Orange, Cadmium Yellow

Untitled by Donald Judd, Woodcut, Abstract, Orange, Cadmium Yellow

By Donald Judd

Located in Köln, DE

Woodcut in cadmium Yellow Deep by Donald Judd. "No Title" from "Set of 6 woodcuts printed in Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Yellow and Cadmium Yellow Deep" Sheet 6 1988-1990 60 x 80...

Category

1980s Minimalist Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Woodcut

Michele Maria: bright yellow red Maria Callas opera artist portrait with poetry
Michele Maria: bright yellow red Maria Callas opera artist portrait with poetry

Michele Maria: bright yellow red Maria Callas opera artist portrait with poetry

By Rene Ricard

Located in New York, NY

Touched by the influence of Andy Warhol, champion of a young Jean-Michel Basquiat, Rene Ricard served as enfant terrible of the 1980s New York art scene. In this bright yellow, red, ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Lithograph, Screen, Woodcut

A division. Woodcut, Linocut, Op art, Abstract Print, Colorful, Polish art
A division. Woodcut, Linocut, Op art, Abstract Print, Colorful, Polish art

A division. Woodcut, Linocut, Op art, Abstract Print, Colorful, Polish art

By Ryszard Gieryszewski

Located in Warsaw, PL

Contemporary op art abstract linocut and woodcut print by Polish artist Ryszard Gieryszewski. Print is mostly pink and blue. Title of this artwork is 'A division'. Artwork is signed ...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Hiroki Morinoue

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Hiroki Morinoue art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Hiroki Morinoue art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of purple, green, orange and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Hiroki Morinoue in woodcut print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Hiroki Morinoue art, so small editions measuring 20 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Paula Scher, Tom Burckhardt, and Dianna Frid. Hiroki Morinoue art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,750 and tops out at $6,500, while the average work can sell for $3,600.

Artists Similar to Hiroki Morinoue