Kono Takashi
Kono Takashi ( Jap. 河野鷹思 , actually 河野孝 * 21st March 1906 in Kanda , Tokyo , Japan ; † 23. March 1999 in Tokyo ) was a Japanese graphic artist and graphic designer , specializing in commercial art and internationally known for his poster art .
life and work
Kōno Takashi studied at the Tokyo Art School and graduated from the Faculty of Design in 1929 . At the beginning of the 1930s he designed posters that had a strong influence on German design ( Bauhaus style) and were characterized by a fine and inventive use of colors. In 1936 his daughter Aoi Huber-Kono, who also worked as a visual artist, was born.
In 1955 he participated in the Graphic'55 exhibition . He began his career as the art director of the Shōchiku Kinema gōmei-gaisha (English Shochiku Kinema Company ; today: Shōchiku KK). In 1958 he was awarded the Japan Advertising Artists Club Prize, in 1957 and 1958 he was awarded the silver medal of the Art Directors Club Tokyo . He took a leading role in many exhibitions and designer committees, for example for the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964. In the same year, his works were shown at the documenta III in Kassel in the graphics department . In 1983 he was the first Japanese to be nominated as Royal Designer for Industry by the British Royal Society of Arts .
Kōno worked for many years as a freelance graphic artist and as a university lecturer at the Tokyo Art School. He designed advertisements , book and magazine covers, posters and packaging, greeting cards and calendars, fabrics and mosaics, and designed shop windows , sets and backdrops for dance theaters. He also worked as a print designer, for example for New Japan magazine .
Literature and Sources
- documenta III. International exhibition ; Catalog: Volume 1: Painting and Sculpture; Volume 2: Hand Drawings; Volume 3: Industrial Design, Graphics; Kassel / Cologne 1964
Web links
- Kono, Takashi in the Central Catalog of the National Japanese Art Museums
- Graphic Design by Kono, Takashi of Japan. Design Library Image Collection, NCSU Libraries Collections
- Finlay Milne: 'Sheltered Weaklings' by Takashi Kono. In: Medium. October 19, 2017
- Takashi Kono. Present & Correct blog, January 8, 2015
- Materials by and about Kōno Takashi in the documenta archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kono Takashi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 河野 鷹 思 (Japanese); 河野 孝 (real name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kanda (Tokyo) , Tokyo (city) , Tokyo Prefecture , Japan |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1999 |
| Place of death | Tokyo |