Kiyoshi Awazu
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Kiyoshi Awazu was a pioneering Japanese graphic designer and artist known for his experimental, avant-garde work and influential role in postwar Japanese visual culture.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kiyoshi Awazu canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphic designer
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person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century graphic design
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postwar Japanese design scene ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| era | postwar period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book design
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environmental design ⓘ graphic design ⓘ illustration ⓘ poster design ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural posters
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film posters ⓘ socially engaged design ⓘ theater posters ⓘ |
| hasRole |
key figure in postwar Japanese visual culture
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pioneer of Japanese graphic design ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese graphic design
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postwar Japanese visual culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Japanese avant-garde art
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postwar social movements ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breaking with modernist design conventions
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integrating traditional Japanese motifs with contemporary graphics ⓘ politically and socially conscious visual work ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde
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postwar Japanese art ⓘ postwar Japanese graphic design ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
avant-garde poster work
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experimental graphic design ⓘ influence on postwar Japanese visual culture ⓘ |
| occupation |
art director
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artist ⓘ graphic designer ⓘ illustrator ⓘ poster designer ⓘ |
| style |
avant-garde
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bold color usage ⓘ collage-like compositions ⓘ experimental ⓘ hand-drawn typography ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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