Ukiyo-e Heroes: Gundam - Thunder in the Mountains
Artist:Â Jed Henry
Title:Â Thunder in the Mountains
Print type: open edition giclée print on handmade paper
Print size:Â 31.5 x 43 cm (approx.)
The artist writes:
'When I adapt a scene into Ukiyo-e, I usually translate all the scene's elements into an 1800s Edo period style.
However, for this particular print I decided to work in the modern Shin-hanga style, which is known for its realism and much more complex color schemes.
Because of this, I did not adapt the design of the robot's armor. Instead I wanted to focus on the anachronism between a futuristic mobile suit walking though a 19th century pastoral scene. The contrast is quite stunning I think!
The top cartouche reads ćŻćé§ - and the furigana (tiny characters next to the kanji) literally say "mobile suit".
The bottom cartouche says ćčŸćșŠăšăæăăăăšăæąăă©ăȘăè±ăăăă€ă„ăăă, which means, "No matter how many times they get wiped away, we will never stop replanting the flowers."
The red seal in the top-right area is actually a kanji created by the Japanese calligrapher Monyaizumi. If you look closely, it resembles something... '
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Ukiyo-e Heroes: Gundam - Thunder in the Mountains
Artist:Â Jed Henry
Title:Â Thunder in the Mountains
Print type: open edition giclée print on handmade paper
Print size:Â 31.5 x 43 cm (approx.)
The artist writes:
'When I adapt a scene into Ukiyo-e, I usually translate all the scene's elements into an 1800s Edo period style.
However, for this particular print I decided to work in the modern Shin-hanga style, which is known for its realism and much more complex color schemes.
Because of this, I did not adapt the design of the robot's armor. Instead I wanted to focus on the anachronism between a futuristic mobile suit walking though a 19th century pastoral scene. The contrast is quite stunning I think!
The top cartouche reads ćŻćé§ - and the furigana (tiny characters next to the kanji) literally say "mobile suit".
The bottom cartouche says ćčŸćșŠăšăæăăăăšăæąăă©ăȘăè±ăăăă€ă„ăăă, which means, "No matter how many times they get wiped away, we will never stop replanting the flowers."
The red seal in the top-right area is actually a kanji created by the Japanese calligrapher Monyaizumi. If you look closely, it resembles something... '
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Artist:Â Jed Henry
Title:Â Thunder in the Mountains
Print type: open edition giclée print on handmade paper
Print size:Â 31.5 x 43 cm (approx.)
The artist writes:
'When I adapt a scene into Ukiyo-e, I usually translate all the scene's elements into an 1800s Edo period style.
However, for this particular print I decided to work in the modern Shin-hanga style, which is known for its realism and much more complex color schemes.
Because of this, I did not adapt the design of the robot's armor. Instead I wanted to focus on the anachronism between a futuristic mobile suit walking though a 19th century pastoral scene. The contrast is quite stunning I think!
The top cartouche reads ćŻćé§ - and the furigana (tiny characters next to the kanji) literally say "mobile suit".
The bottom cartouche says ćčŸćșŠăšăæăăăăšăæąăă©ăȘăè±ăăăă€ă„ăăă, which means, "No matter how many times they get wiped away, we will never stop replanting the flowers."
The red seal in the top-right area is actually a kanji created by the Japanese calligrapher Monyaizumi. If you look closely, it resembles something... '
