Motor Sport (1998)
woodcut print (panel, Japanese paper, sumi ink), varnish
72 x 94.5 cm
woodcut print (panel, Japanese paper, sumi ink), varnish
72 x 94.5 cm
The air of excitement of capitalist competition resembles to that of a sporting event. Here, two wrestlers wearing car tires are in the midst of a mighty tussle, as if symbolizing the automotive industries that had led Japan’s economic growth.