Davidson Galleries

Medium: Mezzotint with chine-collé, and hand-coloring on kozo paper (light paper)
Dimensions: 5 x 6 inches (image) 13 1/2 x 10 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1950
Date finished: 2023
Edition: of 15

Medium: Color mezzotint on BFK Rives
Dimensions: 4 x 8 inches (image) 11 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1950
Date finished: 2024
Edition: of 25

Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 26 inches
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1966
Date finished: 2008
Edition: of 9

Recommended by Paige: 
(Collections Manager / Marketing Coordinator)

Chris Papa's work is explosive and emotive. It's full of symbols and references that we can almost decipher, but they're stuck on the tip of our tongues. Maybe a tree? Maybe a cloud? Every color looks so unique, but we can't say why. I connect so much to 'Tokyo Tokyo' because this is also how I feel about describing a new place. We describe something new by referencing something we know, but all of our references don't relate, don't capture it right. How do we explain something that comes from somewhere that we don't know?

Medium: Color etching
Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1969
Edition: of 25

Recommended by Nikki: 
(Art Photographer / Marketing and Exhibitions Specialist) 

We humans consume, use, and abuse the power we feel entitled to with nature. ‘In the Deep Dark Woods’ we are reminded that there is more to this world than our ease and comfort. Trees, plants, the land, and creatures all bear witness to what we are doing. The woods are wild, but so are we. Sometimes it takes a healthy dose of fear and discomfort to reconnect to the larger web of life we often ignore behind our screens.

Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: 5 x 7 1/2 inches
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1954
Date finished: 2010
Edition: of 90
Reference: 298

Recommended by Sunny: 
(Collections Assistant)

Mikio Watanabe's work is extremely delicate and intriguing. The themes are simple, but his execution of form and technique are quite complex. Fossile catches my eye and reminds me of an Italian marble sculpture. The lighting is beautifully balanced between cool and warm tones and the figure's pose is expressive. Both filled with emotion and purpose.

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 6 3/8 inches (plate) 9 1/4 x 11 3/8 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: British, 1906 - 1989
Date finished: 1934
Reference: Beetles 36

Recommended by Rebecca: 
(Gallery Associate)

This etching has a lovely perspective, a snapshot of everyday life in a simpler time. The artist pairs beautiful technique with a charming scene. It can seem mundane, but the simplicity is familiar and comforting. A child stands at the gate, a dog barks at a pedestrian, and a man leans against his bike while he talks with a neighbor. Though it comes from a different time, many of the activities pictured are pleasant parts of our routines today.