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Product Identifiers

PublisherFirefly Books, The Limited

ISBN-10155297913X

ISBN-139781552979136

eBay Product ID (ePID)3038648983

Product Key Features

Book TitleShigeo Fukuda Masterworks

Number of Pages168 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicAsian / Japanese, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Graphic Arts / General

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Art, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorShigeo Fukuda

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight36.4 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width8.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-295646

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsIconic works of poster art by one of the style's greatest artists a clever manipulator of visual imagery, producing thought-provoking posters, The book as a whole conveys the vision of a man who knows how to twist our reality to help us understand it better, The book as a whole conveys the vision of a man who knows how to twist our reality to help us understand it better., Iconic works of poster art by one of the style's greatest artists... a clever manipulator of visual imagery, producing thought-provoking posters., Iconic works of poster art by one of the style's greatest artists... clever manipulator of visual imagery, producing thought-provoking posters.

Dewey Decimal741.6092

SynopsisThe visual wit and optical illusions of the master graphic artist and designer, Shigeo Fukuda, transcend cultures Shigeo Fukuda Masterworks is a compendium of the most famous work selected and arranged by the renowned graphic artist and designer himself Sketches show the development of his concepts for each piece Born in Tokyo in 1932, Shigeo Fukuda graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1956 His unique style and provocative images earned him a reputation as one of the finest and most exciting poster artists in the world today Fukuda's solo exhibitions include the New York IBM Art Gallery (1967), the San Francisco Asian Art Gallery (1987), the Camper Modern Art Museum, France (1991) and the Japan Foundation in Toronto (1999), The visual wit and optical illusions of the master graphic artist and designer, Shigeo Fukuda, transcend cultures. Shigeo Fukuda Masterworks is a compendium of the most famous work selected and arranged by the renowned graphic artist and designer himself. Sketches show the development of his concepts for each piece. Born in Tokyo in 1932, Shigeo Fukuda graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1956. His unique style and provocative images earned him a reputation as one of the finest and most exciting poster artists in the world today. Fukuda's solo exhibitions include the New York IBM Art Gallery (1967), the San Francisco Asian Art Gallery (1987), the Camper Modern Art Museum, France (1991) and the Japan Foundation in Toronto (1999)., Shigeo Fukuda is a world renowned master of graphic arts and design This book, selected and arranged by the artist, is his best and most famous work, and includes development sketches for each piece

LC Classification NumberN7359