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Degree

MA, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Art History, 2006.

Abstract

Japanese graphic design prior to World War II is a neglected field. In my study I examine the development of the genre, analyzing examples from the formative period of 1900 to 1930. In chapter one I discuss the history of graphic design as it was separated from ‘fine arts,’ as well as the influence of classical aesthetic traditions on graphic design. In chapter two I highlight the varied careers of several different Japanese graphic designers, Hashiguchi Goy? (1880-1921), Sugiura Hisui (1876-1965), Murayama Tomoyoshi (1901-1977), and Yanase Masamu (1900-1945). In chapters three and four I analyze how the graphic design is impacted by the changing social construction of vision (visuality). I approach this from a formal perspective in chapter three, visually analyzing the stylistic constructions of the designers, while in chapter four I explicate some of the economic and cultural changes in Japan following the Meiji Restoration (1868) and explore the ideological ramifications of these images.

Subject Headings

Art History

Keywords

Japanese Graphic Design; Modern Japanese Art; Sugiura Hisui; Hashiguchi Goyo; Murayama Tomoyoshi; Yanase Masamu; Visuality

Advisor

Dr. Mikiko Hirayama

Pages

101p.

Document number: ucin1147717044
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