A Personal Matter (Kenzaburo Oe)
A Personal Matter (Kenzaburo Oe), Tim Lowly © 2010, reduction woodcut, 10" x 7.5"
The Japanese author Kenzaburo Oe is one of my primary contemporary touchstones as an artist. His disabled son Hikari has been at the center of his work in a parallel–if obviously different way–than my daughter Temma has centered my work. "A Personal Matter" is the book for which he won the Nobel prize for literature and even though it is not my favorite of his books the title seemed an effective indication of our shared interest in (among other things) producing art from personal experience.
This print was made as a response to the invitation by Printworks Gallery in Chicago to produce a print related to a favorite novel for their 2010 exhibition "Cover Stories: The Art of the Book Jacket".
Printed with the assistance of Rachel McHan.
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A Personal Matter (Kenzaburo Oe)
A Personal Matter (Kenzaburo Oe), Tim Lowly © 2010, reduction woodcut, 10" x 7.5"
The Japanese author Kenzaburo Oe is one of my primary contemporary touchstones as an artist. His disabled son Hikari has been at the center of his work in a parallel–if obviously different way–than my daughter Temma has centered my work. "A Personal Matter" is the book for which he won the Nobel prize for literature and even though it is not my favorite of his books the title seemed an effective indication of our shared interest in (among other things) producing art from personal experience.
This print was made as a response to the invitation by Printworks Gallery in Chicago to produce a print related to a favorite novel for their 2010 exhibition "Cover Stories: The Art of the Book Jacket".
Printed with the assistance of Rachel McHan.
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