Information
Date: 2018
Size: 48 × 34 cm (Sheet size)
Edition: 200
Technique: Woodblock print
Detail: Price not including the framing cost / David Bowie illustration / UKIYO-E PROJECT edition / Includes original folder and certificate of authenticity
Frame: Please Ask
Artist's Profile
1978 Born in Tokyo
Ishikawa becomes a disciple of Master Utagawa Toyokuni VI in 2000, but due to his master’s sudden passing, Ishikawa has continued to pursue the Utagawa aesthetics on his own, and actively holds both solo shows and group exhibitions.
Other than works with UKIYO-E PROJECT, Ishikawa has created illustrations for ukiyo-e in collaboration with Star Wars and Cobra; key visuals for GRAND FRONT OSAKA’s 3rd anniversary; poster designs for Onoe Matsuya’s solo show Idomu; key visuals for television series Ishikawa Goemon, to name a few.
Ishikawa’s recent works include a collaboration with KATSUSHIKA Hokusai for the exhibition Hokusai and Japonisme held at the National Museum of Western Art, a collaborative clothing line with New Era, and key visuals for the contemporary kabuki adaptation of Star Wars.
https://www.konjakulabo.com/
Publisher's Comment
Takezawa Toji II was a popular magician from the Edo Period, who was famous for his many tricks and gimmicks. As an entertainer and a master of illusion, the design draws similarities between Bowie and Toji. The work represents the dog from Diamond Dogs as a nine-tailed fox, and portrays Bowie as Toji, spinning a top. Although the original reference photograph is black and white, the red tones represent the actual outfit Bowie wore for the photoshoot.