Tom Kristensen -- "Nanobama" -- #22/35

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Artist Tom Kristensen (photo) (1962-present)
Title "Nanobama" #22/35
Provenance Kristensen's Australian studio (photo)
Date 2008
Limited Edition #22/35, pencil-signed by artist.
Series "American Presidents"
Publisher Self-carved/self-printed.
Seal, Carver/Printer Tom Kristensen
(self-carved/self-printed by artist)
Image Size 5 5/8 x 14 1/8
(plus WIDE margins)
Impression Very Fine.
Deeply pigmented. Printed on cream-colored, hand-made Japanese paper using Japanese pigments, gum, and rice-paste.
Condition Pristine.
Reference/Illus Although not a "Made in Japan" woodblock-- Kristensen is self-trained in Japanese carving/printing techniques, and all of Tom's prints are also made using only Japanese papers, pigments, and tools. Here are a few photos Tom sent to us taken inside his studio. Kristensen is clearly a very talented and creative artist/printmaker.
Comments Tom's second Portrait of Barack Obama--the 44th President of the United States of America. This abstract design is made after a "carbon nanotube" image created by scientists at the University of Michigan. A very "Limited Edition" totalling ONLY 35 prints. With this new series of "American Presidents" prints, Kristensen has discovered immediate success--reporting to us that this first design of Barack Obama is now "sold out."
Item # Available NOW as EG-002-22 (#22/35);

(EG-002 #20 Sold/JASOP;
EG-002 #17 Sold/NS/j52;
EG-002 #23 S0ld/xx/j52)
Price $225
Also available as 3-print set $495 (numbers may vary)