Blue Silence – Contemporary Japanese Woodblock Print – Michael Fiorella

Artist: Michael Fiorella
Title: Blue Silence
Medium: Woodblock print on Japanese paper
Edition: Artist Proof
Year: 2015
Image size: Approx. 24 x 16 cm
Paper size: Approx. 29 x 21 cm
Condition: Excellent condition. Pencil signed and dated by the artist. Artist's red seal.

Notes:
A contemplative contemporary woodblock by Michael Fiorella exploring quiet, balance, and inward reflection. Rendered almost entirely in layered blues, the simplified seated figure recalls the visual language of Japanese Buddhist sculpture while remaining unmistakably modern. Softly textured printing and restrained composition create an atmosphere of calm that rewards prolonged viewing.

Printed by hand using traditional woodblock techniques, Blue Silence is an intimate example of contemporary sōsaku hanga, combining Japanese printmaking tradition with a distinctly personal visual vocabulary.

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