Lot 59
71 x 53 cm ; 101 x 82 cm (with frame)
lithograph on paper
signed lower middle; 22/35
篠田桃紅《无声日记》年作 石版画 纸本
款识：Toko Shinoda 22/35（中下）
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Notes:
In "Silent Journal", Toko Shinoda uses concise but profound abstract brushstrokes to show her consistent Eastern philosophy of "ink and space". In the black and white juxtaposition, the left side is a white structure with rich texture and similar to rubbing, and the right side is a whole dark space, creating a strong visual rhythm and spatial contrast. Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the artist has applied multiple techniques to the stone material, making the ink marks look like wind-blown water ripples, combining the rhythm of writing and the traces of time. Shinoda's red mark on the lower right side of the picture sounds like a whisper in the silence, calm but powerful. This work does not depict any concrete scene, but it seems to record a moment of the soul, writing a personal "diary" in silence.
During her lifetime, Toko Shinoda straddled Japan's postwar abstract art and international modernist thought. Her lithograph works are extremely valuable. They not only inherited the spirit of traditional literati calligraphy, but also incorporated the language of Western minimalism and abstract expressionism. They can be regarded as a lone peak of Eastern female art in the 20th century.
在《无声日记》中，篠田桃紅以简练却深邃的抽象笔触，展现其一以贯之的“墨与空”的东方哲学。黑白并置的构图中，左侧为肌理丰富、近似拓印的留白结构，右侧则是一整块沉黑之境，营造出强烈的视觉节奏与空间对比。细观之下，可见艺术家在石版材质上施以多重技法，使墨痕宛如风吹水纹，兼具书写的韵律与时间的痕迹。
画面右下方篠田的红色印记，在沉寂中如低语般响起，不动声色，却极具力量。这件作品并不描绘任何具象之景，却仿佛记下了一段心灵的片刻，在寂静中书写出个人的“日记”。
篠田桃紅生前横跨日本战后抽象艺术与国际现代主义思潮，其石版作品极为珍贵，既继承了传统文人书法精神，又融入西方极简与抽象表现主义的语言，堪称20世纪东方女性艺术的孤峰。 - Condition: Mold Spots detected. The work is overall in fair condition.
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