【Woodcut Prints】Zi Shen-Xu Yixuan

Artist: Xu Yixuan The name of the work:子神 Media Techniques: Re-engraving of a single woodcut version Drawing heart size: 13.5x20.8cm Paper size: 28.5x38cm Year: 2021 Number of editions: 20 limited editions, shipped randomly Origin/manufacturing method Taiwan/Hand-printed Introduction of works: This work attempts to build a secret environment with a rat temple, in which pet rats raised by the author live, and hope that one day they will cultivate to become a rat god and protect all living beings. Woodcut refers to the woodcut, which is cut off with a carving knife, chisel and other tools, and the part to be colored (convex) is retained and rolled with color. The image obtained by printing is the convex image. Woodcut prints are the earliest and oldest types of prints, with a unique knife-cut flavor and wood grain.