Title: Rainbow XX. Ed.20/100.
Artist: Ay-O (1931-Present).
Signed & Dated: Editioned, signed, & dated in pencil. Published 1975. “Printed by K.Sukeda” (助田憲亮 Kenryō Sukeda) in pencil verso.
Medium: Screenprint.
Paper Size: Sheet Size: (W: 56.00cm x H: 75.50cm).
Condition: Fair. Presents beautifully, though showing generalized age/discolouration perhaps typical of Ay-O’s bluer inks - mottling/paling of colour (as per images). Paper crisp & intact. Please refer to photos/contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: Ay-O shares that during his childhood, he associated space creatures with Mars. Incorporating Martians into his artworks as representatives of space, together with observations of Jellyfish; Ay-O first explored this theme as an evolution of his Mr. & Mrs. Rainbow characters, publishing “Well, Well, Well” (Raisonne #274.) in 1974. A series of work offering a nostalgic throwback to his childhood, this piece *Rainbow XX - Raisonné No: #279., followed alongside “Rainbow X (R-V)/(V-R)” (#280. & #281.) in 1975. (Reference: 虹 -靉嘔版画全作品集 1954-1979. 久保貞次郎編 | Ay-O’s Rainbow Prints Catalogue Raisonne 1954-1979. Compiled by Sadajiro Kubo | Published by: 叢文社 Sohbun-sha Publishing Company)).
*Ay-O may (?) have exhibited these designs a few years earlier at a “One man show at Fukuoka City Art Museum (Feb. 11-20) [plate 48]” (1972). (虹のかなたに―靉嘔AY‐O回顧 | Over the Rainbow: Ay-O Retrospective 1960-2006. Published by Bijutsu Shuppansha).
Title: Rainbow XX. Ed.20/100.
Artist: Ay-O (1931-Present).
Signed & Dated: Editioned, signed, & dated in pencil. Published 1975. “Printed by K.Sukeda” (助田憲亮 Kenryō Sukeda) in pencil verso.
Medium: Screenprint.
Paper Size: Sheet Size: (W: 56.00cm x H: 75.50cm).
Condition: Fair. Presents beautifully, though showing generalized age/discolouration perhaps typical of Ay-O’s bluer inks - mottling/paling of colour (as per images). Paper crisp & intact. Please refer to photos/contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: Ay-O shares that during his childhood, he associated space creatures with Mars. Incorporating Martians into his artworks as representatives of space, together with observations of Jellyfish; Ay-O first explored this theme as an evolution of his Mr. & Mrs. Rainbow characters, publishing “Well, Well, Well” (Raisonne #274.) in 1974. A series of work offering a nostalgic throwback to his childhood, this piece *Rainbow XX - Raisonné No: #279., followed alongside “Rainbow X (R-V)/(V-R)” (#280. & #281.) in 1975. (Reference: 虹 -靉嘔版画全作品集 1954-1979. 久保貞次郎編 | Ay-O’s Rainbow Prints Catalogue Raisonne 1954-1979. Compiled by Sadajiro Kubo | Published by: 叢文社 Sohbun-sha Publishing Company)).
*Ay-O may (?) have exhibited these designs a few years earlier at a “One man show at Fukuoka City Art Museum (Feb. 11-20) [plate 48]” (1972). (虹のかなたに―靉嘔AY‐O回顧 | Over the Rainbow: Ay-O Retrospective 1960-2006. Published by Bijutsu Shuppansha).
