Japanese woodblock printing was featured at the gallery featuring various artists and art pieces on various subjects. This technique embraces line and colour, the strong colours and traditional techniques brings landscapes and subjects alive.
Drawings on wood are cut away, based on the outlines given by the drawing. Ink would then be applied and areas cut away would not transfer any ink onto the final piece/paper.
Japanese art influenced European design and art in the 1850's when the two nations resumed trade. By the 1880's such influences spread to Australia where the technique was embraced, more so then in other areas of the world.
Below is the work of Paul Haelflinger (1914-1982)- "Kusatu Hot Springs/japan" - Wood cut printing in colour in Japanese manner from multiple blocks on paper. (Purchased 1987 - National Gallery of Australia)
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