Junichiro Sekino is one of giants in Japanese printmaking in the twentieth century and a leading promoter of Sosaku Hanga - an important Japanese art movement.
Junichiro Sekino was born in Aomori Prefecture. He studied printmaking and oil painting with Koshiro Onchi and Shiko Munakata. Sekino learned both - the Japanese woodblock method and Western techniques like etching.
The art style of Sekino ranges from realistic portraits to abstract. Sekino frequently used mixed techniques of overprinting.
After World War II Junichiro gained general recognition in and outside of Japan. In 1958 he came to the United States and in 1963 Sekino taught printmaking at Oregon State University. After his return to Japan he taught at Kobe University in 1965.
Junichiro Sekino prints are included in major museum collections like the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) in New York, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Asian Arts Museum in San Francisco.
taken from www.artelino.com, 1august 2003
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