
Multi-colored Nesting Unknots
A mesmerizing interplay of interlocking, looping forms rendered in vibrant, layered hues fills the composition with rhythmic precision. Siena employs the traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodcut technique to translate his signature algorithmic and rule-based aesthetic onto delicate Torinoko paper, allowing the rich, flat colors to interact with the soft texture of the sheet. The nesting unknots — closed, unknotted loops — create a hypnotic visual system that bridges mathematical abstraction with the refined craft of Japanese printmaking.
- Medium
- Ukiyo-e woodcut, in colors, on Torinoko paper, with full margins.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
October 17, 2018
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