Every Coin has Two Sides
Luna 3, Plate 28
2024, oil based ink woodcut print on hand-made Japanese paper, 115 x 80cm
YUASA Katsutoshi
Luna 3, Plate 28
2024, oil based ink woodcut print on hand-made Japanese paper, 115 x 80cm
YUASA Katsutoshi
About the Artwork:
Luna 3’s mission to photograph the Moon’s far side launched on October 4, 1959 – marking the 2nd anniversary of Sputnik. The mission’s significance was profound: due to tidal locking between Earth and Moon, the same lunar face always points toward Earth, meaning the far side had remained unseen throughout human history.
1950’s technology meant that the space probe had to process its film on-board, scan the negatives at a 1000-line resolution and transmit them back to ground control. Only 17 of the images made it back to earth successfully, and for this specially commissioned project, Japanese artist Katsutoshi Yuasa selected plate number 28 to make a traditional
Luna 3’s mission to photograph the Moon’s far side launched on October 4, 1959 – marking the 2nd anniversary of Sputnik. The mission’s significance was profound: due to tidal locking between Earth and Moon, the same lunar face always points toward Earth, meaning the far side had remained unseen throughout human history.
1950’s technology meant that the space probe had to process its film on-board, scan the negatives at a 1000-line resolution and transmit them back to ground control. Only 17 of the images made it back to earth successfully, and for this specially commissioned project, Japanese artist Katsutoshi Yuasa selected plate number 28 to make a traditional
YUASA Katsutoshi:
Katsutoshi Yuasa is a contemporary artist specializing in a modern approach to woodcut printmaking. He first studied fine art at Musashino Art University in Tokyo before receiving an MA in Printmaking from the Royal College of Art, London. His artistic practice incorporates contemporary digital photography, which he meticulously translates into the traditional medium of large-scale woodcuts. Recent projects include major solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Franz Gersch Museum in Switzerland and the Lawrence Arts Center in the USA. He has also participated in group exhibitions at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, and the Kunstlerhaus Dortmund, Germany. His work can be found in prestigious public collections worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the New York Public Library, and The Museum of Contemporary Art in Leipzig.
Katsutoshi Yuasa is a contemporary artist specializing in a modern approach to woodcut printmaking. He first studied fine art at Musashino Art University in Tokyo before receiving an MA in Printmaking from the Royal College of Art, London. His artistic practice incorporates contemporary digital photography, which he meticulously translates into the traditional medium of large-scale woodcuts. Recent projects include major solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Franz Gersch Museum in Switzerland and the Lawrence Arts Center in the USA. He has also participated in group exhibitions at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, and the Kunstlerhaus Dortmund, Germany. His work can be found in prestigious public collections worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the New York Public Library, and The Museum of Contemporary Art in Leipzig.
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