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Art in the Encounter of Nations is the first book-length study of interactions between the Japanese and American art worlds in the early postwar years. It brings to light a rich exchange of opinions and debates regarding the relationship between the art of the two nations. The author begins with an examination of the Japanese margins of American Abstract Expressionism. Taking a contrapuntal approach, he investigates four abstract painters: two Japanese artists who moved to the United States (Okada Kenzo and Hasegawa Saburo) and two European Americans whose work is often associated with Japanese calligraphy (Mark Tobey and Franz Kline). He then looks at the work of two young scions of the cal...
Koichi Ebizuka ; Toshikatsu Endo ; Chuichi Fujii ; Tadashi Kawamata ; Kazuo Kenmochi, Takamasa Kuniyasu ; Emiko Tokushige ; Shigeo Toya ; Kimio Tsuchiya ; Isamu Wakabayashi.
Make spooky origami monsters and space creatures with this easy origami book. Green Gremlins, Cycops and Bat Birds are just a few of the colorful monsters you will create with this ghoulishly fun book of Japanese paper folding. Origami Monsters presents 23 fun-filled origami monster design projects. The monsters in this book, all original designs, were displayed at the 1985 World Origami Exhibition sponsored by the Nippon Origami Association. The fun is within the 4 "bodies" that paper folders assemble, which are interchangeable with any of the monsters. The book provides step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow colored diagrams--folders will be able to create their own world of fascinat...
Make fun and easy paper airplanes with this great origami for kids book. Origami Airplanes is a paper craft book that presents a collection of unique origami airplane models from well-known origami author and expert Florence Temko. These 3D paper designed airplanes are great for paper folders of any skill level and is a favorite craft book among children and adults alike. each paper airplane is explained with easy-to-follow diagrams and illustrated with a photograph of the finished origami project. An introduction to paper folding techniques makes it a great book to learn origami and a section on how to design your own paper airplanes opens up endless possibilities for your own creativity. T...