Colours that Speak

There is a sense of revolution at Delhi’s Japan Foundation. One could go back to post-World War II,when Japan boosted its economy and modernised the system. The “economic miracle” saw a new generation of artists reflecting this change through contemporary styles. A strong cultural trend in the ’90s was poster art. This art form comes to India for the first time with works by 15 graphic designers of the ’80s and ’90s. There are works by pioneers such as Yusaku Kamekura and Kiyoshi Awazu,and Tadanori Yoko,a third generation standard bearer with unusual antics in graphic designing. “In Japan,we do not see poster art anymore and its cultural relevance is fast diminishing,” says Yusuke Matsuoka,Director,Arts and Cultural Exchange,who brought the exhibition to India.