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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Ohie Toshio and the perfection of the Japanese book


Bookbinder Ohie Toshio (b. 1949) is an exemplar of the long Japanese tradition of adopting and adapting foreign art forms. The practice of bookbinding was first introduced in Japan by Ohie in 1974 after studying the art in France. Through Ohie’s efforts patrons began to see their favorite works of literature as treasures to be enshrined in a splendid binding, enhanced by graphic design and materials developed to suit the writing, and with illustrations by esteemed artists. Decorative bookbinding had to first be brought in line with Japanese tastes before local audiences could appreciate it. Ohie’s patrons were convinced to appreciate leather-bound books through the introduction of deluxe Japanese papers, the use of leather onlays in Japanese color harmonies, and the incorporation of frontispiece illustrations by popular Japanese artists. Forty-six works of bookbinding, illustration and photography display the complexity and fine crafting of these collaborative art works.


Pavilion for Japanese Art, Level 3
August 4, 2012–October 21, 2012
LACMA (Los Angeles City Museum of Art)

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2 comments:

  1. Myriam, bellos libros.
    Por curiosidad sabrás el precio?

    Abrazos encuadernados.

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  2. Hola Sergio, aclaro que son tapas de libros ¨book binder¨. No tengo idea si se venden, están expuestas en el Museo de Arte Moderno de Los Angeles, si voy, porque tengo en mente una exposición de arquitectura, y los veo, te cuento. Un abrazo,

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