Mikio WATANABE
Mikio
WATANABE
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News
& Current exhibitions
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« Manière noire, artistes en quête de lumière »
Galerie Anaphora, 13 rue Maître Albert, Paris 5e, France
Tél. 06 03 21 31 35
du 14 mai au 28 juin 2025
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Oostenwind - Westenwind
Galerij Epreuve d'artiste, Oudekerkstraat 64, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgique
du 15 au 29 juin 2025
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Estampes à fleur de peau
Ouvrage broché avec 2 rabats latéraux
Format 16 x 24 cm
96 pages intérieures - quadri recto verso
Prix de vente public de 20 €
About
the Artist
Born in 1954 in Yokohama, Japan.
After completing his studies in Tokyo, leaves Japan from Yokohama harbour in 1977, crosses Siberia and goes to Paris where he settles down to work.
From 1979 to 1981, he learns engraving techniques with S. W. Hayter at the Atelier 17, Paris.
Since 1981, he has dedicated his work to mezzotint.
Settles down in Pierric, Brittany.
In 2001, sets up a studio in Paris.
Portfolio
Technique
Mezzotint
Mezzotint was invented by an amateur artist, Ludwig von Siegen, in the 17th century.
By “rocking” the copper plate in different directions, with the implement called “rocker”, the groung is created by incising burrs.This enables the artist to produce a solid, matte surface that prints a velvet black when ink is applied to the plate.
The image is produced by “shaving the burrs” or delicately pushing the ground.The more the ground is pushed the shinier the plate becomes. This is known as burnishing.
Ink is applied on the copper by hand, and then wiped with cheese cloth, printing is done in an etching press.
Awards
& Bibliography
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First Prize in the Classial Printmaking
Miniprint KazanlakBulgaria - 2018
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Grand Prix
4th International Mezzotint FestivalEkaterinbourg, Russia - 2017
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Laureat
3ème Triennale de Gravure en taille douceLisle-Sur-Tarn, France - 2015
