GYOTAKU

GYOTAKU

HISTORY OF GYOTAKU

• May have been used by fishermen to record their catches
• Dates back to the mid-1800s
• Inks or pigments directly applied to relief surfaces in earliest nature prints
• Both sides of a leaf typically coated w/ ink & put between paper
• Mirror images produced when rubbed by hand

GYOTAKU CURRENT DAY USE

• Alternative to taxidermy and mounting fish
• Has become a recognized form of fine art
• Continuing to go through evolutionary changes
• Greatly gaining in popularity and areas of exposure

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HEATHER FORTNER

NAOKI

KALANI LICKLE

BURT LANCANSTER