TAKAHASHI Hiromitsu: the Last of The Kappazuri Masters
Since the Olympics are taking place in Tokyo this summer, and the global TV watching audience is learning about Japan, it seems fitting to reflect on one of the most Japanese of the Japanese artists whom I represent. Takahashi Hiromitsu (b.1959) has made it his life’s goal to perpetuate the traditional kappazuri printing technique. These days, when everything is homogenized, his work stands out. From the intensity of a battle scene to the bursts of color in the sky during a f