FINE ART PRINTS
This page features Yamada's selected "Fine Art Prints" or "Original Prints", which were created by Yamada since 1983. In addition to adding autography to each, Yamada physically involved all or at least some portion of its production process including but not limited to producing the original drawing on paper, preparing/producing the plate, inking the plate, printing the plate (mostly hand-printed and hand-pulled by him), hand-coloring, hand-trimming, numbering and signing, (also stamped his name in the traditional Chinese seal in some cases), etc.
This page features Yamada's selected "Fine Art Prints" or "Original Prints", which were created by Yamada since 1983. In addition to adding autography to each, Yamada physically involved all or at least some portion of its production process including but not limited to producing the original drawing on paper, preparing/producing the plate, inking the plate, printing the plate (mostly hand-printed and hand-pulled by him), hand-coloring, hand-trimming, numbering and signing, (also stamped his name in the traditional Chinese seal in some cases), etc.
CONTENTS
CONEY ISLAND BRAND EXOTIC CANNED FOODS (2002-PRESENT)
YAMADA MONEY (2001-2002)
YAMADA STAMP (2001)
SPIRIT OF CHICAGO (1992)
SPIRIT OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ (1992)
SPIRIT OF MAZE AND BLUE (1986)
HEAVEN AND HELL: NEW YORK CITY STREET SCENES (1985-1987)
CONEY ISLAND BRAND EXOTIC CANNED FOODS (2002-PRESENT)
YAMADA MONEY (2001-2002)
YAMADA STAMP (2001)
SPIRIT OF CHICAGO (1992)
SPIRIT OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ (1992)
SPIRIT OF MAZE AND BLUE (1986)
HEAVEN AND HELL: NEW YORK CITY STREET SCENES (1985-1987)
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CONEY ISLAND BRAND EXOTIC CANNED FOODS
A series of digitally illustrated prints simulating the canned food labels entitled "Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods" were created by Takeshi Yamada since 2002. It is a part of his art project entitled "Coney Island Fine Foods International". There are currently over 80 varieties. For more information, see the following page. LINK: EXOTIC CANNED FOODS
CONEY ISLAND BRAND EXOTIC CANNED FOODS
A series of digitally illustrated prints simulating the canned food labels entitled "Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods" were created by Takeshi Yamada since 2002. It is a part of his art project entitled "Coney Island Fine Foods International". There are currently over 80 varieties. For more information, see the following page. LINK: EXOTIC CANNED FOODS
Shown below is the first idea drawing by Yamada in 2002 for creating the above shown series of the Coney island Brand Exotic Canned Food artworks in the following decades. It was originally a part of the series of artworks inspired by the Atlantic horseshoe crab, which he encountered at the Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn, New York in 2002. LINK: HOMAGE TO THE HORSESHOE CRAB
ART EXHIBITIONS
These unique artworks were displayed/sold at art exhibitions at numerous commercial art galleries, nature centers, universities, natural history museum, etc. in addition to the Blowoffs of the circus sideshows in New York City. Examples of them include the Pier Gallery, Arsenal Gallery, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Salt Marsh Nature Center, Orchard Beach Nature Center, Long Island University, Berkeley College, American Museum of Natural History, Sideshow by the Sea Shore, Museum of World Wonders etc. For more information, see the following page. LINK: EXOTIC CANNED FOODS
These unique artworks were displayed/sold at art exhibitions at numerous commercial art galleries, nature centers, universities, natural history museum, etc. in addition to the Blowoffs of the circus sideshows in New York City. Examples of them include the Pier Gallery, Arsenal Gallery, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Salt Marsh Nature Center, Orchard Beach Nature Center, Long Island University, Berkeley College, American Museum of Natural History, Sideshow by the Sea Shore, Museum of World Wonders etc. For more information, see the following page. LINK: EXOTIC CANNED FOODS
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YAMADA MONEY, 1-2 (2002)
(PEN & INK DRAWING ON PAPER, INDIRECT DRY PROCESS, HAND-COLORED IN COLOR PENCILS, GRAPHITE)
A series of Yamada's artworks entitled "Remembering the Thunderbolt" (Yamada's $100 Bill, 10x4.25inch) were created to immortalize the historic Thunderbolt Roller Coaster, which are still considered one of the greatest rides built in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. Intricate pen and ink drawings and color pencils of the Atlantic horseshoe crab, eye of the sea goddess, fortune teller's mystic hand with the eye, profile of the good-luck goddess, historic Parachute Jump were rendered on the toy $100 bill, with the montaged image of the historic Thunderbolt Roller Coaster. In 2002, these were also exhibited at the "Nostalgia and Decay: Remembering the Thunderbolt" group art exhibition at the Evonne Davis Gallery and Brooklyn Borough Hall Gallery in Brooklyn, New York.
YAMADA MONEY, 1-2 (2002)
(PEN & INK DRAWING ON PAPER, INDIRECT DRY PROCESS, HAND-COLORED IN COLOR PENCILS, GRAPHITE)
A series of Yamada's artworks entitled "Remembering the Thunderbolt" (Yamada's $100 Bill, 10x4.25inch) were created to immortalize the historic Thunderbolt Roller Coaster, which are still considered one of the greatest rides built in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. Intricate pen and ink drawings and color pencils of the Atlantic horseshoe crab, eye of the sea goddess, fortune teller's mystic hand with the eye, profile of the good-luck goddess, historic Parachute Jump were rendered on the toy $100 bill, with the montaged image of the historic Thunderbolt Roller Coaster. In 2002, these were also exhibited at the "Nostalgia and Decay: Remembering the Thunderbolt" group art exhibition at the Evonne Davis Gallery and Brooklyn Borough Hall Gallery in Brooklyn, New York.
YAMADA MONEY, 1-1 (2001-2002)
(PEN & INK DRAWING ON PAPER, INDIRECT DRY PROCESS, HAND-COLORED IN COLOR PENCILS, GRAPHITE)
A series of Yamada's artworks entitled "Yamada Money" (aka "Yamada Note", "Yamada Currency", "Yamada Paper Currency", "Yamada Bill", "Yamada's Art Money") are a part of the series of Yamada's unique self-portrait artworks. They are intended to be framed and displayed on the wall, just like his any other artworks on papers. This is why these art money were drawn/printed only on one side. Also, this is why these works on paper were significantly bigger than the originally inspired paper money, so that they could be easily seen on the wall of the living room from your favorite chair/couch. The bigger-than-original size of Yamada Money also easily enable people to tell the difference between this artist issued artwork and the government issued artwork (real money). In addition, for the legality of the United States of America, these "Yamada Money" also have the following legal statements/descriptions hand-written or printed on the each artwork's front "This is an original artwork by Master Artist Takeshi Yamada, and not legal tender for all debits, public and private, series 2001." In addition, each artwork was autographed by Yamada clearly in the front.
(PEN & INK DRAWING ON PAPER, INDIRECT DRY PROCESS, HAND-COLORED IN COLOR PENCILS, GRAPHITE)
A series of Yamada's artworks entitled "Yamada Money" (aka "Yamada Note", "Yamada Currency", "Yamada Paper Currency", "Yamada Bill", "Yamada's Art Money") are a part of the series of Yamada's unique self-portrait artworks. They are intended to be framed and displayed on the wall, just like his any other artworks on papers. This is why these art money were drawn/printed only on one side. Also, this is why these works on paper were significantly bigger than the originally inspired paper money, so that they could be easily seen on the wall of the living room from your favorite chair/couch. The bigger-than-original size of Yamada Money also easily enable people to tell the difference between this artist issued artwork and the government issued artwork (real money). In addition, for the legality of the United States of America, these "Yamada Money" also have the following legal statements/descriptions hand-written or printed on the each artwork's front "This is an original artwork by Master Artist Takeshi Yamada, and not legal tender for all debits, public and private, series 2001." In addition, each artwork was autographed by Yamada clearly in the front.
Examples of vividly hand-colored giant size "Yamada Money, $100 (5-1/2 x 12-7/16 inch) and "Yamada Money $2 (4-7/8 x 11-1/2 inch). These early stage of "Yamada Money" were displayed and sold as artworks at the art auctions of the Pier Gallery in Brooklyn, NY in 2001.
An example of pen and ink drawing on paper entitled "Lucky Seven Dollar Yamada Money". It was created by Yamada at the front lobby of the Caesar's Palace Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada during June 23 and 24 in 2001. It was drawn on the highly elaborate stationary of the Caesar's Palace Casino.
ART EXHIBITIONS
Shown below is Yamada's framed $50 Yamada Money (combined print and mixed media drawing on paper), which was sold at the charity auction of the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation Gallery in Manhattan, NY on November 30, 2007.
Shown below is Yamada's framed $50 Yamada Money (combined print and mixed media drawing on paper), which was sold at the charity auction of the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation Gallery in Manhattan, NY on November 30, 2007.
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YAMADA STAMP (2001)
In 2001, a book entitled "The Stamp Art & Postal History of Michael Thompson & Michael Hernandez de Lunaa" by Michael Thompson was published. It was a book by this eccentric Chicago artist about his series of "artistamp" (aka "stamp art", "fake stamp", "fake postage stamp"). Yamada already knew him for several years then. On the occasion of his book publication and art gallery show, Hernandez also created an artistamp by using the image of the original self-portrait painting of Takeshi Yamada by Yamada. Yamada received two sheets of them from Hernandez, and called them "YAMADA STAMP". To obtain the "official proof of the usage (rubber stamp mark with the date and location of the origin, processed by the post office)", Yamada mailed them from the Las Vegas hotels to his 3-bedroom residence/art production studio/gallery/museum at that time in Brooklyn, NY (during his art business trip in Las Vegas).
NOTE 1: Hernandez has been creating a large series of artistamps. They are a type of digital art. They are computer-processed from the original JPEG files, printed with the color inkjet printer, and manually perforated with the vintage perforator. Hernandez created hundreds of designs of artistamps. He also exhibited and sold them as "artworks" at reputable fine art galleries including the Carl Hummer Gallery in Chicago, IL. Hernandez's each framed artistamp artwork was sold for over $1,000 then.
NOTE 2: See also "SEX TABLOS" art exhibition in NEWS page. This unique adult rated nation-wide traveling art exhibition at multiple art galleries and art centers was produced, curated and directed by Henandez, which Yamada displayed a series of artworks.
YAMADA STAMP (2001)
In 2001, a book entitled "The Stamp Art & Postal History of Michael Thompson & Michael Hernandez de Lunaa" by Michael Thompson was published. It was a book by this eccentric Chicago artist about his series of "artistamp" (aka "stamp art", "fake stamp", "fake postage stamp"). Yamada already knew him for several years then. On the occasion of his book publication and art gallery show, Hernandez also created an artistamp by using the image of the original self-portrait painting of Takeshi Yamada by Yamada. Yamada received two sheets of them from Hernandez, and called them "YAMADA STAMP". To obtain the "official proof of the usage (rubber stamp mark with the date and location of the origin, processed by the post office)", Yamada mailed them from the Las Vegas hotels to his 3-bedroom residence/art production studio/gallery/museum at that time in Brooklyn, NY (during his art business trip in Las Vegas).
NOTE 1: Hernandez has been creating a large series of artistamps. They are a type of digital art. They are computer-processed from the original JPEG files, printed with the color inkjet printer, and manually perforated with the vintage perforator. Hernandez created hundreds of designs of artistamps. He also exhibited and sold them as "artworks" at reputable fine art galleries including the Carl Hummer Gallery in Chicago, IL. Hernandez's each framed artistamp artwork was sold for over $1,000 then.
NOTE 2: See also "SEX TABLOS" art exhibition in NEWS page. This unique adult rated nation-wide traveling art exhibition at multiple art galleries and art centers was produced, curated and directed by Henandez, which Yamada displayed a series of artworks.
NOTE: UPDATE: In recent years, as seen on the television commercials, multiple companies offers services to produce one of a kind postal stamps, using the JPEG images of your personal photos, illustrations, and designs, which are legally valid for the US Postal Service. For more info, visit photo.stamps.com, royalmail.com, itunes.apple.com, pictureitpostage.com, snapfish.com, usps.com, etc.
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SPIRIT OF CHICAGO (1992)
WRIGLEY FIELD, OLD (SILK SCREEN PRINTS)
image size 18x24 inch, (silk screen print, hand-colored in color pencils, pastel, water color)
NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE
image size 24x12 inch, (silk screen print, hand-colored in color pencils, pastel, water color)
When Yamada lived in Chicago and produced a series of paintings on canvas inspired by the street scenes there, he also produced a series of prints. The small edition of these silkscreen prints were created based on his line drawings. Then, they were hand-colored by him with color pencils, pastel, water color.
SPIRIT OF CHICAGO (1992)
WRIGLEY FIELD, OLD (SILK SCREEN PRINTS)
image size 18x24 inch, (silk screen print, hand-colored in color pencils, pastel, water color)
NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE
image size 24x12 inch, (silk screen print, hand-colored in color pencils, pastel, water color)
When Yamada lived in Chicago and produced a series of paintings on canvas inspired by the street scenes there, he also produced a series of prints. The small edition of these silkscreen prints were created based on his line drawings. Then, they were hand-colored by him with color pencils, pastel, water color.
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SPIRIT OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ (1992)
PRESERVATION OF JAZZ
image size 18X24 inch, (silk screen print, hand-colored in color pencils, pastel)
When Yamada lived in New Orleans and produced a series of paintings on canvas inspired by the street scenes there, he also produced a series of prints. The small edition of these silkscreen prints were created based on his original pen and ink line drawing on paper. Then, they were hand-colored by him with color pencils and pastel.
SPIRIT OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ (1992)
PRESERVATION OF JAZZ
image size 18X24 inch, (silk screen print, hand-colored in color pencils, pastel)
When Yamada lived in New Orleans and produced a series of paintings on canvas inspired by the street scenes there, he also produced a series of prints. The small edition of these silkscreen prints were created based on his original pen and ink line drawing on paper. Then, they were hand-colored by him with color pencils and pastel.
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SPIRIT OF MAZE AND BLUE, SPIRIT OF UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (1986)
(INTAGLIO PRINTS: ETCHING, AQUATINT, DRYPOINT, ROULET DRYPOINT, HAND-COLORED IN WATER COLOR)
SPIRIT OF MAZE AND BLUE 1, University of Michigan, Foot Ball Game
image size is 24x32 inch, 1986
SPIRIT OF MAZE AND BLUE 2, University of Michigan, Basketball Game
image size is 18x24 inch, 1986
In 1986, Yamada was commissioned to create two artworks by the Dean of the University of Michigan School of Art. They became the permanent collection there. Yamada also donated them for the University of Michigan, Museum of Art in 1987, on the occasion of his successful completion of the Master of Fine Art (MFA) Degree there.
SPIRIT OF MAZE AND BLUE, SPIRIT OF UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (1986)
(INTAGLIO PRINTS: ETCHING, AQUATINT, DRYPOINT, ROULET DRYPOINT, HAND-COLORED IN WATER COLOR)
SPIRIT OF MAZE AND BLUE 1, University of Michigan, Foot Ball Game
image size is 24x32 inch, 1986
SPIRIT OF MAZE AND BLUE 2, University of Michigan, Basketball Game
image size is 18x24 inch, 1986
In 1986, Yamada was commissioned to create two artworks by the Dean of the University of Michigan School of Art. They became the permanent collection there. Yamada also donated them for the University of Michigan, Museum of Art in 1987, on the occasion of his successful completion of the Master of Fine Art (MFA) Degree there.
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HEAVEN AND HELL: NEW YORK CITY STREET SCENES (1985-1987)
(INTAGLIO PRINTS: ETCHING, AQUATINT, DRYPOINT, ROULET DRYPOINT, MEZZATINT, SPIT BITE)
When Yamada was the graduate school student of the University of Michigan, School of Art during 1985 and 1987, he took the Intaglio Print class (print making class)and produced a series of ten 18x24 inch copper-plate Intaglio prints based on his series of 36x48 inch oil paintings on canvas.
HEAVEN AND HELL: NEW YORK CITY STREET SCENES (1985-1987)
(INTAGLIO PRINTS: ETCHING, AQUATINT, DRYPOINT, ROULET DRYPOINT, MEZZATINT, SPIT BITE)
When Yamada was the graduate school student of the University of Michigan, School of Art during 1985 and 1987, he took the Intaglio Print class (print making class)and produced a series of ten 18x24 inch copper-plate Intaglio prints based on his series of 36x48 inch oil paintings on canvas.
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OTHER FINE ART PRINTS
OTHER FINE ART PRINTS
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NOTE 1: This page excludes the mass-produced and machine-processed prints, simply and strictly reproduced from the original artworks of Yamada. Therefore, posters, holiday cards, shows' announcement cards, calendars, T-shirts, etc. were all omitted from this page. They will be featured in the different page in the near future.
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NOTE: YAMADA'S EDUCATION AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE ON THE ART OF PRINTMAKING:
1983-Present (Teacher)
Yamada taught students (adult level) Painting Class and Printmaking Class (monotype, silkscreen, indirect dry process) at Yamada Art Center in Chicago, Illinois and Brooklyn, New York.
1993 (Teacher)
Yamada taught students (junior and senior high school levels) a variety of art classes including the Printmaking Class (silkscreen, etching, drypoint, monotype, intaglio, etc.) and produced an art exhibitions for them at the Camp Northwestern (Northwestern Military & Navel Academy, summer camp) in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in 1993.
1988 (Teacher)
Yamada taught students (junior and senior high school levels) a variety of art classes including the Printmaking Class (silkscreen, etching, drypoint, monotype, linoleum cut, intaglio, etc.) and produced an art exhibitions for them at the French Woods Summer Camp in New York in 1988.
1985-1987 (Student)
Yamada took Intaglio Class and created a series of large size Intaglio prints "New York City Street Scenes" (etching, aquatint, drypoint, engraving, spitbite, mezzotint, etc.), as a graduate school student for obbtaining his Master of Fine art Degree at the University of Michigan, School of Art in Ann Arbor, Michigan during 1985 and 1987. Yamada was also commissioned by the Dean of the School of Art to produce two large intaglio prints for the permanent collection for the school.
1984-1985 (Student)
Yamada took the Intaglio Printmaking Class and created a numbers of artworks such as "Dancers", "Muse of Art", and "New York City Street Scenes" (etching, aquatint, drypoint, engraving, etc.) at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) when he was the Junior and Senior level (the second and the final years for obtaining his Bachelor of Fine Art Degree) there.
1982 (Student)
Yamada studied and created numbers of fine art prints at the Basic Printmaking Classes when he was the second year of the Osaka Art University in Osaka, Japan.
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NOTE 1: This page excludes the mass-produced and machine-processed prints, simply and strictly reproduced from the original artworks of Yamada. Therefore, posters, holiday cards, shows' announcement cards, calendars, T-shirts, etc. were all omitted from this page. They will be featured in the different page in the near future.
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NOTE: YAMADA'S EDUCATION AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE ON THE ART OF PRINTMAKING:
1983-Present (Teacher)
Yamada taught students (adult level) Painting Class and Printmaking Class (monotype, silkscreen, indirect dry process) at Yamada Art Center in Chicago, Illinois and Brooklyn, New York.
1993 (Teacher)
Yamada taught students (junior and senior high school levels) a variety of art classes including the Printmaking Class (silkscreen, etching, drypoint, monotype, intaglio, etc.) and produced an art exhibitions for them at the Camp Northwestern (Northwestern Military & Navel Academy, summer camp) in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in 1993.
1988 (Teacher)
Yamada taught students (junior and senior high school levels) a variety of art classes including the Printmaking Class (silkscreen, etching, drypoint, monotype, linoleum cut, intaglio, etc.) and produced an art exhibitions for them at the French Woods Summer Camp in New York in 1988.
1985-1987 (Student)
Yamada took Intaglio Class and created a series of large size Intaglio prints "New York City Street Scenes" (etching, aquatint, drypoint, engraving, spitbite, mezzotint, etc.), as a graduate school student for obbtaining his Master of Fine art Degree at the University of Michigan, School of Art in Ann Arbor, Michigan during 1985 and 1987. Yamada was also commissioned by the Dean of the School of Art to produce two large intaglio prints for the permanent collection for the school.
1984-1985 (Student)
Yamada took the Intaglio Printmaking Class and created a numbers of artworks such as "Dancers", "Muse of Art", and "New York City Street Scenes" (etching, aquatint, drypoint, engraving, etc.) at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) when he was the Junior and Senior level (the second and the final years for obtaining his Bachelor of Fine Art Degree) there.
1982 (Student)
Yamada studied and created numbers of fine art prints at the Basic Printmaking Classes when he was the second year of the Osaka Art University in Osaka, Japan.
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