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The miracle of silence

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"Toshiko Okanoue was active in the 1950s, producing eye-catching collages made from magazine clippings. The parallels between her compositions and aspects of European surrealism was purely coincidental at first, but after meeting Shuzo Takiguchi, the leader of the surrealist movement in Japan, her keen sensitivity to shape and distinct feminine sensibility evolved further. She began to use photos to form backgrounds to her images, in which buildings, landscapes, and other elements combine to create bizarre and mysterious spaces where dramas unfold. Her expressive fragments, mementos of society and fashion which in turn reflect the era, are a major element in her creativity"--Publisher's description.
Type
Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date
[2007]
Call number
653329
Creator
Okanoue, Toshiko (1928-)(Opens in new tab)
ISBN
1590051963
9781590051962
Provenance
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, August 2020.
Dimensions
45 cm
Associated organizations
Nazraeli Press,
Artichoke Press,
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