Samurai Frogs by Utagawa Kuniyoshi Illustration-Vintage capturing the full atmospheric range

capturing the full atmospheric range of the original

Light filters in from an unseen source

giving the composition unusual clarity and definition

each shape placed with intention

Nico Tracey's Congresso Nacional distills one of Oscar Niemeyer's most iconic structures into a graphic composition of flattened planes

Samurai Frogs by Utagawa Kuniyoshi Illustration-Vintage capturing the full atmospheric rangeSamurai Frogs is one of Utagawa Kuniyoshi's most beloved works a witty, subversive ukiyo e print in which frogs are dressed as fully armoured samurai, engaged in earnest combat. The composition mirrors the conventions of heroic battle prints with total deadpan commitment: dynamic poses, detailed armour, and fierce expressions all faithfully rendered on creatures a few centimetres tall. Created in Edo period Japan, the work reads as both playful satire