Paul Binnie was born in Airthrey Castle locate in Scotland in the year 1951. Paul Binnie is a Japanese woodblock master who enjoys working with the figure. Binnie is associated with the Shin- hanga movement. Some common themes include the figure with tatoos and also landscapes.
In this clip we view a great interview with Paul Binnie:
For his collegiate education Binnie attended the Edinburgh College of Art where he studied painting an etching. After this he moved to Paris, France.
After a few years in Paris his love of the woodblock print would take him to Japan where he was able to be a studio assistant to Seki Kenji. He worked for Kenji for two years before striking out on his own. Below an example of art by Seki Kenji:
In this clip we view some of the tattoo series by Binnie. Binnie would take a famous print, say Hirohige’s wave, and paint it as if it were on someone’s body;
A link to the website of Paul Binnie: