Onchi Koshiro创作的日本版画《Lyric No. 32》

标题：Lyric No. 32

日期：February 1955

描述：

Onchi Koshiro's pioneering explorations into abstract composition and his intellectual and spiritual leadership of the Japan Creative Print Association (Nihon Sosaku Hanga Kyokai; establ. 1918) inspired many artists to freely express themselves through carving and printing their own designs. Born into an aristocratic artistic family, Onchi became a great admirer of Western classical music and art. Influenced by Wassily Kandinsky and Edvard Munch, Onchi created "lyrique" prints as prints as visual analogies of his emotional impressions of famous musical compositions. Onchi said that he experienced clear correspondences between musical notes and phrases and the color nuances and shapes expressed in art. He believed that the purest, most direct and playful expression of his heartfelt musical experiences was in non-representational compositions. Onchi's convictions are conveyed in this work entitled Lyric No. 32. It is dated 1955, the year of his death. Its irregular, rhythmically overlapping shapes of rich transparent colors, including the emphatic white dot and hovering black comma-shape—all printed with cardboard, crumpled paper and plywood blocks—as well as the white string impression, blend to make a confident and vibrant statement.

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