Hungarian Folk Magic October 1, 2008

Joseph Domjan is considered to be a master of woodblock printmaking who drew many of his lavishly portrayed subjects from Hungarian history and folklore, Joseph Domjan began his career as a painter, making his first woodcut in 1947. Often instead of printer's ink, Domjan used oil paint on his woodcuts. With this new technique, he applied many layers of rich color to create paintings with woodcuts.