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About the ArtGyotaku
(Japanese 魚拓, from gyo "fish" + taku "rubbing”)
is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of printing was used by fishermen to record their catches and has also become an art form. It is rumored that samurai would settle fishing competitions using gyotaku prints.
Biography
Peter Concannon is local lobsterman and launch operator who originally tried his hand at Gyotaku in 2005 in an effort to have something to do in his wife’s art studio besides bothering her. His work has won several awards at regional juried shows in Beverly and Newburyport has been featured in Artscope Magazine.