Comment by tynan

7 years ago

This is an incredible site that is invaluable for anyone involved in woodblocks. Japanese woodblocks are also a great way to get into art. You can get the same exact prints that are shown in museums for $100+.

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MrJagil  7 years ago

Where do you recommend starting? Both in regards to getting educated, but also practically acquiring prints.

  • plopz  7 years ago

    David Bull has a great youtube channel about japanese woodblock printmaking that I highly reccomend.

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSrgKjevPmNZxCAyTZP5cQ

    • smackfu  7 years ago

      Been on the internet so long he has a great domain name: http://woodblock.com

      I’ve bought many pieces over the years from David. He has slowed down a bit with his personal carving as he has gotten older but has taken up training a new generation of artists which is very admirable.

    • zimpenfish  7 years ago

      Thanks for this link - I've been immensely enjoying these videos and it's definitely perked up my passion for continuing my printing adventures.

    • branweb  7 years ago

      So happy to see this mentioned here. I was able to visit David's workshop last time I was in Tokyo. Great guy and a great artist. Really love the prints I've bought from him over the years.

  • tynan  7 years ago

    Artelino.com is one of the best sites to purchase at (recommended to me by the creator of ukiyo-e.org).

    I got into woodblock prints just because I happened to see a great exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Before that they all sort of looked the same to me.

    Browse the artelino listings and find stuff that you like. Values for woodblocks tend to not really go up or down, so buy them just because you like looking at them.

    • ianai  7 years ago

      The value of everything tends to not go up or down...until it does. I think woodblocks have a potentially larger market due to their relationship to anime and other parts of Japanese culture and past. I have a watercolor done by an artist who colored woodblock prints. He painted it in occupied China in “service” with an occupying Japanese force during WWII. Out of protest, he painted the landscape instead of the Japanese forces. I don’t know whether it’s monetery value will go up, but interest in the world wars has.

      I love that site. Glad to see it and woodblocks mentioned here.