Visions of space and the future in Japan in the 70s and 80s
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Gan Hosoya, 1973, “Silence” poster
The standard spiel:What you are seeing here is a selection of scans from my still-growing stash of books and catalogs on Japanese illustration and design.
I apologize for the stupid series name. I didn't realize it would be a series when I did the first post on a whim three years ago. I may airbrush it out at some point.
Ikuo Niida, 1975, record cover
Tadami Yamada, c.1975
Genpei Akasegawa, c.1975
Koichi Sato, 1986, Housing Company Calendar
Hajime Sorayama, c.1975
Hiroshi Manabe, early 70s
Hiroshi Manabe, early 70s
Hiroshi Manabe, early 70s
Hisashi Saito, 1983, catalog illustration
Hiroshi Morishima, 1985, handmade folding screens
Katsuji Isaka, c.1975
Kazuyuki Goto, c.1975
Masatoshi Toda, 1986, poster
Mitsuo Katsui, 1986, poster
Mitsuo Katsui, 1986, poster
Sadao Sato, 1983, original work
Goto Shimaoka, 1981, poster
Kenkichi Satao, early 80s
(one of these per installment, 4eva)
Yusaku Kamekura, 1986, poster
Tadanori Yokoo, 1976, Amnesty International Poster
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This post first appeared on April 14, 2014 on 50 Watts
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