Mondo Fragile: Modern Fashion Illustrators from Japan

By Delilcatessen

In the West we have all become familiar with the unique Japanese art formsanga and Anime, but very little -if anything - of the equally original andlourishing field of modern Japanese Fashion Illustration. This beautifullyesigned book provides the perfect introduction to the unique work that iseing currently produced. The illustrations produced by the 24 artistseatured in mondofragile beautifully encapsulate the tension in Japaneseulture between traditional Japanese forms and images and a fascination withuropean aesthetics from which, by a process of mutation and absorption, thestonishing fertility and vibrancy of modern Japanese design derives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8886416423
• ISBN13: 9788886416429
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Gingko Pr Inc
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.5" x 9.3"