Forms Come Alive

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-962-996-644-7
Verlag: Chinese University Press

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Kohei Sugiura explores the history of a variety of Japanese and Asian forms, from cloth patterns to Buddha's hands, from painting to kanji characters, and from the human body to the universe. Richly illustrated, his book captures the beauty of the birth and transformation of various Asian forms into living objects as they interact with chi, or an invisible vital energy known as the flow of "life." The striking images that accompany these stories reveal the exceptional craftsmanship of artisans and the spiritual powers that reside within the familiar forms of everyday life. Forms Come Alive revitalizes contemporary Asian design by highlighting the organic interaction between natural and spiritual forces that give shape, meaning, and beauty to evolving forms of life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sugiura, Kohei

Weitere Mitwirkende

Fornell, Jan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunststile Asiatische Kunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Design: Allgemeines & Theorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen: Religiöse Themen

Über Autor(innen)

Kohei Sugiura is professor emeritus at Kobe Design University. His innovations in information and book design and research on Asian iconography and cosmology have shaped graphic design for five decades. The British Museum and the Museum of Modern Art hold collections of his work.

Jan Fornell is a Swedish translator, writer, and linguist, who has been residing in Japan since 1987.