Artwork by Master Gyotaku Artist Dwight Hwang
Gyotaku is a folk art started in the latter end of the samurai era, when fishermen and naturalists would document fish and other fauna by brushing sumi ink onto the surface and rubbing the image onto paper to create a fossil-like record.
Over the years, nature print artists such as Dwight Hwang, modified and fine-tuned their skill to produce increasingly realistic gyotaku records.
Now, Hwang takes this traditional skillset and makes it uniquely his own by taking gyotaku and pushing into the world of 'Wa-Modan', or Modern Japanese aesthetics, for art collectors, interior designers, and hospitality.
