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Tom Kristensen, a woodblock printmaker from Australia, has started a series of manga style art prints in 2005. The subjects and designs are influenced by classical Japanese ukiyo-e (Japanese prints). Tom uses basically the same tools, materials and techniques as Japanese printmakers did in the nineteenth century.
But in contrast to 19th century ukiyo-e, Tom Kristensen has no carvers and printers who turn his designs into a final print. Tom draws, carves and prints himself.
Woodblock prints by Tom Kristensen are available in our regular art auctions.
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Manga No. 1 - Godzilla and the Fox
"Godzilla is a seditious mutant, an amphibious fusion of Hollywood and Tokyo. Born half gorilla, half whale, the radioactive spawn of atomic testing, Godzilla rampages to avenge the perversion of his own creation. Godzilla is an icon of modern Japan."
Tom Kristensen, December 2005
Manga No. 2 - Godzilla in Spring
"Cherry blossom is the symbol of spring, and of the transience of life. In contrast, Mount Fuji is a symbol of revered permanence. Cherry is also the symbol of prettiness, whereas Godzilla is ugliness incarnate."
Tom Kristensen, April 2006
Manga No. 3 - Dragon Bowling Fire
"In Japanese mythology the dragon has a sacred connection with the sword: the storm god Susanoo-no-mikoto pulled the imperial sword from the tail of an eight-headed dragon."
"Founded in the Nevada desert in 1905, Las Vegas is the largest American city built in the 20th century."
Tom Kristensen, April 2006
Dragon Bowling Fire - by Tom Kristensen
Dragon Bowling Fire
copyright Tom Kristensen
Manga No. 4 - Mothra at the Opera
"Chuang-Tzu once dreamed he was a butterfly. When he awoke, he no longer knew if he was a butterfly dreaming he was a man, or a man who had dreamed he was a butterfly."
Tom Kristensen, August 2006
Manga No. 5 - Astro Boy with Sputnik
"He is the pocket-sized superhero with red rocket boots, always ready to battle villains and invaders from outer space. In Japan he is known as Tetsuwan Atomu or Mighty Atom."
Tom Kristensen, November 2006
Manga No. 6 - Snakeoil Tattoo
"Like woodblock prints, the tattoo has a rich past, often intersecting with other art forms and crossing cultures. In Japan the tattoo has evolved to a high art over the past 7000 years."
Tom Kristensen, March 2007
Manga No. 7 - Woodpecker Venus
"Woody Woodpecker the cartoon character made his debut in the film Knock Knock in 1940. In contrast to his industrious Japanese cousins, this was a bird of another feather, brash and loud, if not demented and slightly sadistic. His raucous laugh and his appetite for destruction made Woody a popular character with the US armed forces during WWII."
Tom Kristensen, March 2007
Manga No. 8 - Sea Monster
"In Japanese folklore the Umibozu has a large round head said to resemble the shaven heads of Buddhist monks, more like an octopus than a squid. The name Umibozu is derived from the characters for the sea and for monk. The Umibozu is like a lost soul seeking vengeance and it will capsize the boat of anyone who dares to speak with it."
Tom Kristensen, January 2008
Dieter Wanczura
(May 2009)
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