Ayako Rokaku Editions
Since the start of his career Nico had always seen the value of making editions with artists and had done so with several important artists of the time. Later, when he met Ayako Rokkaku in 2006 and started their collaboration the same year, he soon suggested to her to make digital editions of her work to gift to people. Many years later when Ayako Rokkaku started to gain significant international interest Nico again suggested to make editions with her. This time they approached one of Europe’s most acclaimed print makers Valerio Carini from Tuscany to make a set of extremely high-quality limited edition (200) silkscreen prints. The prints, made on the exquisite Corona Magnani paper consist of an incredible amount of color layers (93 and 67 respectively). The prints proved an enormous success with collectors all over the world. This led to the creation of the Ceramic Edition, which was made in collaboration with the Royal Delft, which was established in 1653. In this way 200 hand-painted sculptures were conceived which blended Rokkaku’s contemporary Japanese style with age-old Dutch characteristic porcelain aesthetics. Lastly, Delaive and Rokkaku made a third print with Carini in Italy, this time on cardboard to pay homage to her humble beginnings as an artist when she would often paint on used cardboard pieces.
Selected Works
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled (Triptych edition)
This limited edition Ukiyo-e Style Woodcut print is designed by Ayako Rokkaku.
The edition is a woodcut print made by the Adachi Institute of Graphic Arts.
Individual sheet size: 40 x 28 cm.
Edition of 100. 30 of which are owned by Gallery Delaive
Edition number and signature on the surface
Ayako Rokkaku – A Napping- 2007
A Napping
Acrylic on canvas
Signed and dated
Ayako Rokkaku – Girl in Red Dress
Girl in Red Dress
Archival pigment print, signed
Numbered edition of 20,
Published by Gallery Delaive on wove paper
image: 300 by 300mm 11¾ by 11¾in
sheet: 399 by 399mm 15⅝ by 15⅝in
Ayako Rokkaku – Girl in Red Dress – 2014
Untitled
Acrylic on cardboard
Signed and dated
Ayako Rokkaku – Little Girl in Blue Cheongsam – 2007
Little Girl in Blue Cheongsam
Acrylic on canvas
Signed and dated
“Falling” NFT by artist Yuina Wada
Gallery Delaive is delighted to present “Falling”, the first NFT collection by Yuina Wada. It consists out of 89 unique drawings minted with the ERC721 smart contract on the etherhum blockchain. All the NFTs together make a moving video (GIF) with the last layer connecting to the first so you can see the circulation eternally.
Yuina Wada:
“The style of animation ‘GIF’ is ‘old-fashioned’ on the internet. I like that because it is so ‘minimalistic’.
I’m so inspired by SUPER FLAT by Takashi Murakami because I’m a Japanese painter. Murakami loves a legendary animator Yoshinori Kanada. His animation drawn by hand is also ‘old-fashioned’ in Japanese animation. My making animation is just beginning.
This time I tried to draw a human moving (with long hair and a dress) and water flowing.
The meaning of the story is an allegory of life. You know that a falling makes a jump, right? Falling and jumping are also ‘minimalistic’ of life. That is beautiful. :)”
The Artist Yuina Wada 和田唯奈
Yuina Wada, born in 1989 in Gifu, Japan, is a talented artist who graduated from Nagoya University of the Arts. Her artistic journey gained momentum when she was awarded the prestigious Shin Suzuki Prize at GEISAI#17. It was during this event that Gallery Delaive first encountered her work, sparking a collaboration that has flourished for over a decade.
For the past ten years, Gallery Delaive has proudly represented Yuina Wada, showcasing her original artworks at our gallery located on Spiegelgracht 23 in Amsterdam. We invite you to explore our website to view the available artworks by Yuina Wada. If you are interested in purchasing an original piece, please don’t hesitate to contact the gallery.
Yuina Wada:
“I loved drawing and painting from childhood. I came to love bright colors and shiny materials from about 14 years old. I have been studying the way to paint and work with them. And I think about the world of mind. I want to paint about that.”