The Japanese language of graphic design. Ikko Tanaka

Why we find difficult to write about the people or phenomenons that have most inspired or influenced us. The task becomes even more complicated when you want to tell about the artist bright and original. Perhaps because of his own works are so clear, readable and don’t require any explanation.

The exhibition Ikko Tanaka, The Future, Past, East and West of DesignTokyo. 2012

Graphic language of Ikko Tanaka (1930–2002), one of the prominent Japanese graphic designers of the second half of the twentieth century is both simple and original.

The genius of the graphic designer is the ability to transfer any complicated idea by the simple laconic methods.

The uniqueness of the Japanese design is that we could easily read profound idea by the simplicity of forms, the purity of colors, clarity of silhouette. Plus, the Japanese contemporary art is inextricably linked with ancient traditions.

Creativity and graphic techniques of Ikko Tanaka also combine modernism and the ancient canons of the artistic heritage of his ancestors.

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