Yusaku kamekura, hiroshima appeals 1983 cart208fall12. His works inscribed japanese first edition with 200. Title tokyo summer olympics 1964 client tokyo summer olympics 1964. He was a pioneer of graphic design in japan, and founded the japan design center in 1960. Kamekura s work refers to the dropping of the bomb on hiroshima where hundreds of thousands of innocent people. The use of butterflies burning down from a sky of ash show us how beauty was destroyed during world war ii. Shop the latest titles by yusaku kamekura at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Yusaku kamekura, the designer who created posters inspired by abstract designs he found on boxes left by american soldiers after the war.
Kamekura was born in the province of niigata, in 1915. Hiroshima appeals by yusaku kamekura we and the color. Hiroshima appeal yusaku kamekura 1983 fgd1 the archive. Hiroshima appeals graphic artwork from 1983 by japanese designer and artist yusaku kamekura. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. See more ideas about japanese graphic design, graphic design and japanese design.
Yusaku kamekura s hiroshima appeals poster promotes peace, but also reflects on the horrors of the past. Kamekuras work for hiroshima appeals 1983 series of posters was a shocking and contemplative piece on the horrors of wwii. He served as president of japan graphic designers association jagda from 1978 to 1993. In a book about the immediate aftermath of the bombing of hiroshima, it was. Yusaku kamekura,ikko tanaka,gan hosoya and kazuko koike. He created this particular poster as his submission for the hiroshima appeals poster competition with an antiwar, antinuclear message which quickly became the most influential and emotional design of its kind. The 16th yusaku kamekura design award winner kaoru kasai exhibition. The works of yusaku kamekura japanese jp oversized january 1, 1983 by yusaku kamekura author 5.