Original Print - Half Wind and Rain Half Sunny - Zhao Yutong

"Half rain, half clear" About the Artist: Zhao Yutong spends all his time with children. He loves literature and printmaking. He is a children's literature writer and a printmaking artist. Prints are good at creating dream-like story scenes. The lines show the dramatic tension of movement and stillness, and the overtones are blank fill-in-the-blank questions that are interpreted by the viewer. Fascinated by woodcut prints, he attempts to awaken dormant wood grains when creating them, allowing them to come alive again in the painting, presenting their original texture. His bookplate works have won many awards and have been exhibited in various circuits. What is Printmaking? Printmaking is a general term that refers to artistic works created using traditional printing techniques. It has the characteristics of indirectness and plurality. If classified according to printing principles, it can be simply divided into four major categories: relief printing, intaglio printing, lithography, and stencil printing. Each type of printing can also be subdivided into various different production techniques. With the development of computer technology in modern times, there is also a new category called digital version. What is a watermark woodcut? Watermark woodcut is a traditional oriental printing technique. A proper amount of water is sprayed on the carved wood block, and water-based pigments are used for printing. It is usually printed on soft paper. Baren, wooden spoon or bristle brush are used for printing, and a printmaking machine is not used. Water-based pigments such as watercolors, water-dried pigments or rock painting tools, paper can be Japanese paper, cotton paper or rice paper, and representative works include Japanese Ukiyo-e prints. Works Information-- Artist: Zhao Yutong Picture size: about 15x22cm (picture center) Paper size: 19x27cm (paper) Type: Watermark woodcut Year: 2024 Printed on Japanese paper. Limited edition of 8 pieces, shipped randomly. Origin/Manufacture method Taiwan/Hand-printed