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Shigeki KURODA  -  born 1953      

Shigeki Kuroda was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. In 1979 he graduated from Tama University of Fine Arts in Tokyo. The artist is famous for his subjects of bycycle riders with umbrellas. The bycycles are often depicted in blurred, multiple layers - thus giving the impression of speed. The artist uses a sophisticated mixed technique based on drypoint etching and aquatint. Several plates are required for one print. The works of Shigeki Kuroda are represented in renowned museums like the British Museum in London, the Cleveland Museum of Arts or the Achenbach Foundation in San Francisco.
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Literature sources used for artist biographies:
  • Merritt, Helen and Yamada, Nanako, "Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975", University of Hawaii Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X
  • Lane, Richard, "Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print", Fribourg, 1978, ISBN 0-914427-54-7
  • Laurance, P.Roberts, "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1976
  • Frances Blakemore "Who is Who in Modern Japanese Prints", John Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, 1975. ISBN 0-8348-0101-9
  • Annual CWAJ catalogs