Gyotaku Fish Rubbing Japanese is a photograph by Carol Leigh which was uploaded on October 15th, 2014.
Gyotaku Fish Rubbing Japanese
I had the good fortune to live in Japan for a year when I was young. I also had the good fortune to have a mother who was interested in a LOT of... more
by Carol Leigh
Title
Gyotaku Fish Rubbing Japanese
Artist
Carol Leigh
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Photomontage
Description
I had the good fortune to live in Japan for a year when I was young. I also had the good fortune to have a mother who was interested in a LOT of things, including the art of fish rubbing, or gyotaku. She made this fish rubbing 52 years ago and it's been framed and in various houses (military family, we moved a lot) and when I saw it last month, it had faded so much that the fish was almost invisible. The paper was dark on one side, stained, and splotchy. So I photographed Mom's print, brought out the details in the fish, then added my own touches, such as some photos of metal, a clamshell, a circular "moon" image, a bit of grunge, toned down the yellow colors, to come up with this. Mom died way too young, but a little bit of her lives on here.
Uploaded
October 15th, 2014