{"product_id":"keiichi-tanaami-portrait-of-keiichi-tanaami-signed","title":"KEIICHI TANAAMI \/ Portrait of Keiichi Tanaami (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeiichi Tanaami\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePortrait of Keiichi Tanaami, 1966\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e29.5 x 21.5cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShinzokei-sha, Tokyo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNear Fine. Light rubbing and minor wear to the glossy boards, with a small bump and short split at the head of the spine and gentle wear to the corners. Binding remains firm with a clean, bright interior. Signed by Keiichi Tanaami on the colophon page. A beautifully preserved example of this exceptionally scarce first monograph.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"1007\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePublished by Shinzokei-sha in 1966, \u003cem data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"631\"\u003eIllustration by Keiichi Tanaami\u003c\/em\u003e is the artist's first monograph and an extraordinarily early document of one of Japan's most influential post-war image makers. Produced before the psychedelic collages and saturated Pop imagery that would come to define his international reputation, the book reveals a remarkably assured visual language built from crisp black line, optical repetition and surreal narrative.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1415\"\u003eCreated at a time when Japanese graphic design was rapidly redefining itself, Tanaami's illustrations move effortlessly between commercial art, Pop culture and psychological fantasy. Faces dissolve into landscapes, bodies become architecture and everyday objects transform into dreamlike symbols, anticipating the hallucinatory visual world that would later make him one of Japan's most celebrated artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1739\"\u003eIssued in the same year that Tanaami established himself as a leading illustrator, \u003cem data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1535\"\u003eIllustration by Keiichi Tanaami\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of the rarest and most important early publications devoted to his work, marking the beginning of a career that would profoundly influence Japanese Pop art and contemporary graphic culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KEIICHI TANAAMI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52821059469593,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/5024\/2841\/files\/IMG_0084_a669550b-0253-4fc4-94bf-dde3434665bd.jpg?v=1783939210","url":"https:\/\/landslide.sydney\/products\/keiichi-tanaami-portrait-of-keiichi-tanaami-signed","provider":"Landslide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}