Hachirōgata Lagoon, Akita Art Print By Hasui portrait Kandinsky treated colour and form

Kandinsky treated colour and form as subjects in their own right

The design

flanked by angular rock formations rendered with mathematical clarity

while subtle color accents give the piece a warmth that keeps the eye engaged

creating a portrait of the building that feels both documentary and decidedly contemporary

Hachirōgata Lagoon, Akita Art Print By Hasui portrait Kandinsky treated colour and formHachirgata Lagoon renders a still expanse of water beneath a heavy sky, the horizon low and the scene breathed in rather than observed. Hasui Kawase works in the shin hanga tradition here layered tonal washes define the atmosphere while precise linework traces the reeds and distant treeline. The mood is one of suspended quietude, a particular Japanese sensibility that finds drama in the undramatic. Cool greys and muted greens dissolve into one another