Japanese Bamboo II by Yamamoto Baiitsu Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3) and pale blue

and pale blue

The deliberate flatness of the picture plane and the tension between mundane subject matter and strange juxtaposition locate the work firmly in contemporary surrealist collage — playful on the surface

building a visual density that reads as the complexity of adolescence coming into form

and the particular quality of that coastal light

This fine art print on matte paper renders the cooler

Japanese Bamboo II by Yamamoto Baiitsu Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3) and pale blueThis vertical composition centers on a stand of bamboo rendered in ink wash and precise brushwork, the stalks rising with quiet authority against an open ground. Yamamoto Baiitsu brings the Nanga Literati tradition to bear on a subject rooted in East Asian painting bamboo as a symbol of resilience and elegance. The balance of dark ink against bare paper creates a meditative tension, each leaf placed with deliberate restraint. The overall mood is one