Japanese temple with cherry blossom and a pond screen print by Liz Whiteman Smith
Japanese temple with cherry blossom and a pond screen print by Liz Whiteman Smith
Japanese temple with cherry blossom and a pond screen print by Liz Whiteman Smith
Japanese temple with cherry blossom and a pond screen print by Liz Whiteman Smith

Ginkaku-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan

Regular price $306.00 $0.00
  • Original hand pulled screen print
  • 14 colours with 18ct gold leaf
  • 30 x 40 cm
  • Heritage White 315 gsm paper
  • Edition of 50

My recent travels to Japan have inspired this series of prints. I was drawn to the tranquility of the temples and the carefully curated landscapes surrounding them. Using numerous layers of screen printing, I have built up a painterly image to convey the stillness and beauty I found there. Gold leaf has then been applied to the prints, as it is applied to the temples themselves, to purify and protect them from negativity.

Ginkaku-ji temple, Kyoto was shortlisted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and has been selected for the ING Discerning Eye exhibition.


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