Imavision Gallery

Period: 10/05 - 10-31

Sketch of the first meeting of souls
Katsura Funakoshi's creations often start from a sudden inspiration, a special idea, or even a thought triggered by a few words. Then he uses a sketchbook as small as the size of his palm to quickly capture the current image, and wait until the time is ripe. , and then drew a life-size sketch of a portrait on the wide open sketch paper on the wall. This picture is not only the basis for future wood carving production, but also the place where the artistic soul first appears.

Prints of soul meeting
Funakoshi Katsura's prints are different from ordinary prints. They are not just reproductions of sketches. For Funakoshi Katsura, printmaking is about using different media and different methods to face the inner self "deep in the heart of the lake". The result of exploration.

In 1997, Funakoshi Katsura and Toda collaborated to produce a large-scale print "The words of winter" (Figure 9). The size of the print is 80*60 centimeters, which is no smaller than a copperplate etching or lithograph. size, and the color is so elegant and wonderful.