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Bokunen NAKA  -  born 1953      

Bokunen Naka

Bokunen Naka born 1953

Bokunen Naka was born in 1953 in Izena Island of Okinawa. The theme of most of his woodblock prints is the nature of Okinawa, its beauties and the dynamic power to heal and revive. His important works, such as "Banshorensa (The Great Chain of Beings)" or the the design of the commemorative stamp of the Global Warming Conference in 1997, reveal that motive. Bokunen uses the unique technique of woodblock printing, "Urate Saishoku". He starts his works with a prayer and by doing so he catches an image, which he directly carves on a block of wood usually within ten minutes at a stretch. "Fixing" a constantly moving image of the nature requires unusual concentration and speed. The "Bankoku Shinryo" series, depicting beautiful scenes of the nature and spirit of Okinawa, are a masterpiece filled with strength and the spirit of the artist.
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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