Gyotaku
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
GYOTAKU
- Dating from mid19th century Japan.
- A traditional form of art.
- Coating fish with inks or paints.
- Making a print of the fish.
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GYOTAKU: HISTORY
- A form of nature printing.
- May have began as a way for fisherman to record catches.
- Both sides of the fish may have been coated with ink.
- The fish was folded between paper.
- Image was printed by rubbing the paper by hand or with a press.
Photo by dsgran
GYOTAKU: CURRENT USES
- Widely used art form.
- Educational purposes.
- Teaching about fish anatomy.
- Exploring a facet of Japanese culture.
Photo by USFWS Pacific
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LARON "TAKEO" KAGEYAMA
- Native of Hawaii but of Japanese ancestry.
- Fisherman. Offshore and spear fishing.
- Desired to make gyotaku after commissioning a print of an ulua fish.
- Inspired by Hawaiian and Japenese culture.
- Lives in Hilo, Hawaii.
LARON "TAKEO" KAGEYAMA
- Uses sumi ink or India ink.
- Prints fish on rice paper.
- Use watercolor or acrylic paints to accent the prints.
