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The Art of Akira Yamaguchi

Yuji Yamashita author Akira Yamaguchi author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Tokyo Press

Publishing:1st Jan '26

£22.00

This title is due to be published on 1st January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

The Art of Akira Yamaguchi cover

Young painter Akira Yamaguchi has taken Japan's art world by storm. His work combines the techniques of classical Japanese painting with the observant eye of a modern-day Peter Breughel and the humor and draftsmanship of a manga cartoonist. Yamaguchi's landscapes of the imagination, compressions of time and space, and quixotic human/machine figures combine Eastern and Western sensibilities and techniques into artwork that transcends exoticism.

This beautiful volume collects the artist's work from the past decade, including several pieces never before published, allowing Western readers to share the delight of Japanese critics and audiences in this fresh, new view of the world. Also included are an introduction by art historian Yuji Yamashita, 80 pages of full-color illustrative plates, and a magnifying glass for enhanced viewing of painting details.

Recommended * Choice *

ISBN: 9780860085348

Dimensions: 10mm x 7mm x 15mm

Weight: 81g

96 pages