Description: Akira Yoshizawa, Japan's Greatest Origami Master by Akira Yoshizawa, Robert J. Lang, Kiyo Yoshizawa, Kazuo Hamada Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This beautiful book is the fi rst comprehensive survey of the extraordinary work ofAkira Yoshizawa. In addition to 60 models from his private collection, it featuresover 1,000 original drawings by the artist, and English translations of his writings inJapanese on origami, all of which are published here for the very first time. Publisher Description Master origami artist Akira Yoshizawa was a true innovator who played a seminal role in the rebirth of origami in the modern world. He served as a bridge between past and present-between the ancient traditional craft and the development of origami as a modern practice-in terms of inventing new techniques and in preserving the traditional Japanese forms. In fact, the notational system of diagrams widely used today to indicate how models are folded was largely invented by him. Above all, Yoshizawa was responsible for elevating origami to the status of an art form.This beautiful book is the fi rst comprehensive survey of the extraordinary work of Akira Yoshizawa. In addition to 60 models from his private collection, it features over 1,000 original drawings by the artist, and English translations of his writings in Japanese on origami, all of which are published here for the very first time.Projects include: Childrens Day Pinwheel, Butterflies of Every KindCarp Banner and Helmet Fairy Tale Crowns and Caps The Lion Mask Tengu Masks and more! Author Biography Born in 1911, Akira Yoshizawa is the father of modern origami. The publication of his first collection of models in the early 1950s caused a major sensation. In 1954, he founded the International Origami Centre in Tokyo. In 1955, his original works were exhibited for the first time at a show in Amsterdam, an enormously successful event that introduced him to the West. It was during these years that he came up with a system of notation based on a series of symbols and graphic signs indicating various types of folds and thus created a method that was later adopted by many origami artists and is still in use today. In subsequent decades Yoshizawa folded and taught origami, published books on the art, and participated in innumerable events on an international scale. As his fame spread throughout the world, he came to be seen as the most distinguished representative of the art, a pioneer of many techniques used in modern origami. Yoshizawa died in 2005, on the day of his 94th birthday. Preface:Kiyo Yoshizawa married the Master in 1956 and became his manager from that point on. After her husbands death, she worked on preserving and disseminating his legacy throughout the world, directing and supporting the International Origami Centre with her constant activity, and passing down the artists original techniques, including wetfolding, one of his inventions. In recent years, she has organized various exhibitions abroad to help the broad public understand Yoshizawas works even better. Introduction: Born in 1961, Robert J. Lang has been deeply involved in origami since the age of six, when he discovered several instructions for traditional designs in a library book. This early beginning ignited a lifelong passion for the art. He is now considered one of the leading origami artists in the world, with hundreds of original creations to his credit, as well as 14 books authored, co-authored, or edited on the art, numerous articles and instructions published in origami periodicals, and he regularly lectures and teaches origami at conventions and workshops around the world. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Caltech, and has used his mathematical and engineering training to advance origami, both artistically and in its applications to science and technology. In his origami career, he has drawn from many sources and influences, not least of which is the work of Yoshizawa-sensei. Yoshizawas techniques, both technical and artistic, played a major role in Langs own origami evolution, and he is honored to be able to contribute to this work of the master. Photographer: Born in 1958 in the prefecture of Chiba, Kazuo Hamada graduated from the Tokyo School of Photography and began freelancing in 1984. In 1990 he founded his own photography studio, and today he collaborates with Tokyos prestigious Pacific Press Photo Agency. He has won the 21st Japans Advertising Photographers Association Award (APA) and other important prizes. His works have been exhibited in many photography exhibitions in Japan and abroad. Details ISBN 4805313935 ISBN-13 9784805313930 Title Akira Yoshizawa, Japan's Greatest Origami Master Author Akira Yoshizawa, Robert J. Lang, Kiyo Yoshizawa, Kazuo Hamada Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 192 Edition 2nd Publisher Tuttle Publishing GE_Item_ID:100545931; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. 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Book Title: Akira Yoshizawa, Japan's Greatest Origami Master : Featuring over 60 Models and 1000 Diagrams by the Master
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: Origami, Papercrafts, Asian / Japanese
Item Height: 0.9 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Crafts & Hobbies
Item Weight: 46.4 Oz
Item Length: 12 in
Author: Akira Yoshizawa
Item Width: 9 in
Format: Hardcover
