Toshi Yoshida

Place: Tokyo

Born: 1911

Death: 1995

Biography:

Tōshi Yoshida (吉田 遠志, Yoshida Tōshi, July 25, 1911 – July 1, 1995) was a Japanese printmaking artist associated with the sōsaku-hanga movement, and son of shin-hanga artist Hiroshi Yoshida. He was born in Tokyo, Japan, and died in 1995. Yoshida's artistic career was a long struggle between fidelity to his father's legacy and freedom from it. He was particularly known for his images of non-Japanese subjects done in traditional Japanese woodblock style, including the Taj Mahal, the Swiss Alps, the Grand Canyon, and other National Parks in the United States. Yoshida traveled widely and made numerous trips around the planet, with the aim of getting to know different artistic expressions and making works of different landscapes. He established his own studio in 1925 and combined the ukiyo-e collaborative system with the sōsaku-hanga principle of 'artist's prints', forming a third school, separating himself from the shin-hanga and sōsaku-hanga movement. His art is used all around the world, wanting to inspire young artists to follow their hearts and to teach them that they should do what they'd like, even if nobody else in the room agrees. Hiroshi's art is used with clear credit to his name, and a small summary about his life.