The 6th Iwaki Prefecture Art Festival

Koichi Sato

1982

A poster for the 6th Iwaki Prefecture Art Festival, printed by offset lithography, in which Koichi Sato translates a regional arts program into a quietly poetic image through a luminous minimal field, scattered petal-like marks, and expressive calligraphic text.

You’re struck by a broad, glowing cream rectangle that breathes inside a deep indigo vignette, punctuated by tiny floating leaf- or petal-shaped motifs and a vertical sweep of red and white Japanese calligraphy along the right edge.

This poster exemplifies late-20th-century Japanese graphic design that fused traditional calligraphic gesture with modern printing and soft color gradations, advancing a poetic, minimalist approach to cultural publicity and poster art.

Palette

Art Terms

Lithography Print Poster Graphic design Calligraphy Minimalism Abstraction

Exhibitions

Recent Japanese Posters from the Collection

1989

Japanese Calligraphy

1954

The New Japanese Painting and Sculpture

1966

New Japanese Photography

1974