Ida Shōichi (1941–2006) Descended Triangle (A), from the series Surface is the Between: Between Vertical and Horizon

image size: 7 x 14 in. (17.8 x 35.6 cm)
sheet size: 20 x 25 in. (50.8 x 63.5 cm)

 
井田照一

Ida Shōichi (1941–2006)

Descended Triangle (A), 
from the series Surface is the Between: Between Vertical and Horizon

1987

Color spit bite, aquatint, drypoint and chine collé on paper
Lent by Irwin Lavenberg, L2017.103.1

Ida invites us to contemplate the balance between the artist’s hand, three geometric shapes, and the force of gravity acting on the vertical and horizontal planes of the print.



 
Three Masters of Abstraction Hagiwara Hideo, Ida Shōichi and Takahashi Rikio
 
Introduction