Summary
By the time Baynard produced the eight lithographs that make up My Egypt, he had already undertaken three major print projects with Kenneth Tyler at Tyler Graphics. The design and style of this series, with the centrally placed vases and stylized flowers, closely mirrors that of the woodcuts Baynard completed with Tyler in 1980 (see particularly A Dark Pot with Roses 1980, Tate P12996). That series was the first print project in which Baynard had collaborated with Tyler. When their initial discussions revealed a mutual admiration for Japanese woodblock prints, they had decided to work on a series inspired by the classical techniques of the Ukiyo-e style. Ukiyo-e, meaning ‘pictures of the floating world’, refers to a style of prints produced in Japan since the seventeenth century, generally featuring scenes from the theatre or landscapes… (read more)
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