Rome, Joshua (1953 - Present)
Joshua Rome is an American artist who studied and worked in Japan for over 30 years. His woodblock prints are notable for their warm tones and bright flashes of color, blending Western concepts of design with a distinctly Japanese feeling for space. He achieves a mesmerizing sense of depth without sacrificing the purity of line. Joshua Rome carves his own blocks and self-prints his designs. His works are sought after by American and Japanese art collectors alike and can be found in major museums worldwide, such as the British Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Contemporary Japanese and East Asian Art
Ronin Gallery’s Contemporary art collection challenges the boundaries of tradition and innovation through the work of Japan's greatest contemporary artists and tomorrow’s most promising talents. Featured in museum exhibitions worldwide, contemporary Japanese and East Asian artists are pushing limits and exploring fresh techniques across mediums and styles. For many of the contemporary artists in this collection, inspiration sparks from an interweaving of old with new. Many combine traditional themes, tools, or materials with technology, contemporary themes, or innovative techniques. This hybrid expression is distinctly contemporary and unremittingly vital. From the Pop art legacy of the Shinohara’s to the foremost master of Japanese tattooing, Horiyoshi III, this collection of contemporary Japanese and East Asian art spans a wide range of media, including woodblock prints, screen prints, photography, etchings, paintings, sculpture, calligraphy, ceramics, and mixed media artworks.