{"title":"PESP4 Commission Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eI was honoured to succeed in securing some funding from the President's Employment fund managed by Art Bank and the National Museum of Bloemfontein at the beginning of 2024. The funding enabled me to produce an original Mokuhanga print which now features in both the Iziko National Museum in Bloemfontein and the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/3655\/9779\/files\/IMG_4082_480x480.jpg?v=1734035153\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/3655\/9779\/files\/ISIMG-656323_480x480.jpg?v=1734035153\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis original Mokuhanga (Japanese Watercolour Woodblock Print) takes inspiration from the idea of a missing ocean in Bloemfontein. Naval Hill is so named because of Naval cannons installed on it during the Boer War but the continued use of the name begs imagining a missing sea. By stretching that imagination back in time, the ‘Invisible Sea’ alludes to the prehistoric sea of Gondwana that characterizes the current geography and geology of the karoo region in which Bloemfontein is situated. In a time before humankind this area was an inland sea, a prehistoric sanctuary for reptiles and amphibians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe imagery of ‘Invisible Sea (Naval Hill)’ is inspired by my observations of the reflection of clouds in a body of water. After studying these forms, I made calligraphic marks in sumi ink directly onto the woodblock. These forms were then carved into the wood, creating unexpected imagery that I then exploited in the printing process to create the final image. Using a Japanese registration system called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ekento \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eenabled me to rotate the woodblock multiple times and employ selective inking and baren pressure to derive a multi-layered, complex image from a single carved woodblock. Ochre, Indigo, Turquoise and Cyan are layered in shifting intensities to evoke the prehistoric residue of water, wind, and sky on the land today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/3655\/9779\/files\/IMG_3927_480x480.jpg?v=1734035153\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/3655\/9779\/files\/IMG_3950_480x480.jpg?v=1734035153\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eARTWORK INFORMATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eARTIST: Natasha Norman\u003cbr\u003eTITLE: The Invisible Sea (Naval Hill)\u003cbr\u003eDATE: 2024\u003cbr\u003eMEDIUM: Mokuhanga\u003cbr\u003e1 woodblock, 7 colours, 9 passes of the baren \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIMAGE SIZE: 495 x 400 mm PAPER SIZE: 610 x 480 mm FRAMED SIZE: 670 x 540 mm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work was commissioned by Art Bank for the National Museum in Bloemfontein. As part of the commission, a process video of creating the print was made for the museum’s education program. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-invisible-sea-naval-hill","title":"The Invisible Sea (Naval Hill)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMokuhanga - Japanese watercolour woodblock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 block, 7 colours, 9 baren passes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimage size  495 x 400 mm\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaper size -  610 x 480 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition of 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArtwork is sold unframed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 33, 36);\"\u003eThis original Mokuhanga (Japanese Watercolour Woodblock Print) takes inspiration from the idea of a missing ocean in Bloemfontein. Naval Hill is so named because of Naval cannons installed on it during the Boer War but the continued use of the name begs imagining a missing sea. By stretching that imagination back in time, the ‘Invisible Sea’ alludes to the prehistoric sea of Gondwana that characterizes the current geography and geology of the karoo region in which Bloemfontein is situated. In a time before humankind this area was an inland sea, a prehistoric sanctuary for reptiles and amphibians. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 33, 36);\"\u003eThe imagery of ‘Invisible Sea (Naval Hill)’ is inspired by my observations of the reflection of clouds in a body of water. After studying these forms, I made calligraphic marks in sumi ink directly onto the woodblock. These forms were then carved into the wood, creating unexpected imagery that I then exploited in the printing process to create the final image. Using a Japanese registration system called \u003ci\u003ekento\u003c\/i\u003e enabled me to rotate the woodblock multiple times and employ selective inking and baren pressure to derive a multi-layered, complex image from a single carved woodblock. Ochre, Indigo, Turquoise and Cyan are layered in shifting intensities to evoke the prehistoric residue of water, wind, and sky on the land today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThis work was commissioned by Art Bank for the National Museum in Bloemfontein. 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