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Zomtochi
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About this work
The image appears to be a black and white illustration with a distinct Japanese aesthetic. It features a mountainous landscape with a prominent tree on the left side, adorned with blossoms. There are several signs with Japanese characters scattered throughout the image. In the foreground, there is a character that resembles a tiger or a cat-like figure, dressed in traditional attire, holding a staff. The background showcases a dramatic mountain range with a cloudy sky. The overall composition suggests a scene from a traditional Japanese story or manga.Born into the greyness of England at the end of the Seventies, by the age of four Jon-Paul Kaiser knew that what he wanted to do in life was a draw. From that point he rarely strayed from that path; scribbling and doodling his way through School, College and University. After working with Porlzilla, Jon-Paul decided to go it alone concentrating at first on the toy customization scene, building up a name and strong reputation for himself with his stark Black & White custom style, influenced by comic book art, film noir & Ukiyo-e prints. This lead to him being approached by established toy producers for designs for their platform toys. Principally amongst these are Toy2R who have released numerous JPK Platforms. Giclée (pronounced "zhee-clay") is a neologism for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing. The word "giclée" is derived from the French language word "le gicleur" meaning "nozzle", or more specifically "gicler" meaning "to squirt, spurt, or spray". It was coined in 1991 by Jack Duganne, a printmaker working in the field, to represent any inkjet-based digital print used as fine art. The intent of that name was to distinguish commonly known industrial "Iris proofs" from the type of fine art prints artists were producing on those same types of printers. The name was originally applied to fine art prints created on Iris printers in a process invented in the early 1990s but has since come to mean any high quality ink-jet print and is often used in galleries and print shops to denote such prints.
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- Released date May 11, 2010
- Retail Price n/a
- Height 17.00"
- Width 17.00"
- Edition 15
- Numbered No