On the Banks of the River - Diary: Feb. 28th '85 in Edmonton, Canada

Black and white open highway in Edmonton, Alberta with views of a city skyline in the far distance and parked cars and businesses behind right hand barriers.

Diary: Feb. 28th '85 in Edmonton, Canada, 1985

Ink on paper; screen print; woodcut

Tetsuya Noda

Born Kumamoto-ken, Japan, 1940
University of Alberta Museums Art CollectionUniversity of Alberta Museums1986.60

Lowercase I in a black picture frame that links to this work of art on the UAlberta Museums Search Site.

Prolific Japanese print artist Tetsuya Noda is known for his documentary work. His print series “Diary” is composed of over 500 works and spans the last 50 years. In this print, Noda documents the highway into Edmonton on February 28^th, 1985. As he drives westbound into the city from the east, long-time Edmontonians will immediately recognize the significant transformation of this section of highway in recent years.

This print combines photo-based screen-printing with an overlay of a traditional woodblock. The result is a sharp contrast between the detailed landscape and a flattened, monotone sky.

Once a visiting artist in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta, Noda is currently professor emeritus from the University of Tokyo. He continues to reside in Japan.

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