Kiyoshi Awazu
Japanese · 1929–2009 · Painter, Sculptor
Kiyoshi Awazu was a Japanese graphic designer, active in the post-WWII era in the fields of poster design, architecture design, set design, filmmaking, and illustration. A… (Wikipedia)
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Awazu Privat Exhibition sky sea west eastVan Sabben Poster Auctions · €144≈ $191≈ £121Sign up to see
Reflections on Japanese Playing Cards-AugustSloans & Kenyon · $80≈ £63≈ €73Sign up to see
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Kiyoshi Awazu was a Japanese graphic designer, active in the post-WWII era in the fields of poster design, architecture design, set design, filmmaking, and illustration. A self-taught artist, Awazu possessed an eclectic and variegated graphic style that employed vibrant color palettes, appropriated and subverted motifs from both traditional Japanese art and design as well as contemporary pop culture, and incorporated supergraphics and expressive typography across a range of scales and spatial contexts.
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