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Ohara鈥檚 Physicality, Tanaka鈥檚 Bionomics
Daijiro Ohara performs commissioned work in music-related design and advertising, with handwritten lettering and other typography at the core of his artistic expression. Meanwhile, from a unique stance he independently undertakes projects that search for new perceptions of words and letters: creating typography configured from mobiles, artwork that probes the original forms of lettering within dialogues with nature, etc.
Yoshihisa Tanaka designs books for both Japanese and foreign artists, creates visual identity (VI) plans for art museums and commercial galleries, and performs art direction for art fairs and exhibitions. He is also half of the artist duo Nerhol and joint owner of a publishing firm and gallery space. Here, he personally takes part in project conception, planning and operation.
Though their fields of activity differ, Ohara and Tanaka have both forged careers as designers of the same generation, each deepening his mode of expression and methodology within his individual context. For this joint exhibition, they each seek to decipher the other鈥檚 essence of design. By studying one another, they dissect their respective targets from different approaches: one physical, the other bionomical. This exhibition shows the fruits and processes born from their investigations. What is the true nature of each鈥檚 design work revealed by this undertaking?
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Daijiro Ohara performs commissioned work in music-related design and advertising, with handwritten lettering and other typography at the core of his artistic expression. Meanwhile, from a unique stance he independently undertakes projects that search for new perceptions of words and letters: creating typography configured from mobiles, artwork that probes the original forms of lettering within dialogues with nature, etc.
Yoshihisa Tanaka designs books for both Japanese and foreign artists, creates visual identity (VI) plans for art museums and commercial galleries, and performs art direction for art fairs and exhibitions. He is also half of the artist duo Nerhol and joint owner of a publishing firm and gallery space. Here, he personally takes part in project conception, planning and operation.
Though their fields of activity differ, Ohara and Tanaka have both forged careers as designers of the same generation, each deepening his mode of expression and methodology within his individual context. For this joint exhibition, they each seek to decipher the other鈥檚 essence of design. By studying one another, they dissect their respective targets from different approaches: one physical, the other bionomical. This exhibition shows the fruits and processes born from their investigations. What is the true nature of each鈥檚 design work revealed by this undertaking?
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