Black Rainbow V

1965

Kinji Akagawa

Associated Names
Kinji Akagawa

Artist, American, active 20th century

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image shows a series of curved and angular shapes intertwined with lines scattered across the foreground. The abstract composition resembles a cosmic landscape, with specks resembling stars or celestial bodies. Squiggles and spots bring to mind distant constellations or clusters of celestial objects, while the central curved division echoes the silhouette of an orbit or horizon against the dark background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (stone) in black with acid tint on Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.2 x 29.5 cm (9 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.18.68

  • Series Title

    Black Rainbow [1983.18.64-71]

Associated Artworks

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The image displays small round shapes on a black background. There is a horizontal line at the bottom with the words "BLACK RAINBOW" above it.

Black Rainbow I (Title Page)

Kinji Akagawa, Tamarind Institute

1965

Black Rainbow

Kinji Akagawa, Tamarind Institute

1965

The image shows light swirling shapes and lines on a dark background. The white forms resemble mist or smoke with rounded bubbles and elongated arcs. They give the impression of floating particles or stars in a night sky, creating a whimsical and dreamlike quality.

Black Rainbow II

Kinji Akagawa, Tamarind Institute

1965

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 1499.

Markings

BS: Akagawa (T.2)

Wikidata ID

Q74039656

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