Horyukaku Ihe Atụ by Nico Aihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Eserese, Ịse Ihe na Nkwurịta Anya Competition Category.

BronzEserese· 2023

Horyukaku Ihe Atụ

by Nico Aihara

Client: Nico Aihara

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Eserese Category

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The Design

About Horyukaku Ihe Atụ

N'ike mmụọ nsọ maka ihe atụ si na Japanese kpochapụwo akwụkwọ Nanso Satomi Hakkenden. Horyukaku bụ ihe nkiri ama ama na Kabuki. Isiokwu nke atụmatụ bụ nkwekọ na omenala Japanese na European aghụghọ. Edere ụkpụrụ ndị Japan ọdịnala site na itinye ụdị Art Nouveau na Art Deco. Emere ihe osise nke mbụ wee were mee ya na Photoshop ka ọ bịaruo nso n'ịdị mma nke ezigbo imepụta mkpụrụ osisi vine. Ọ bụ ezie na ndị na-ahụ imewe ahụ ebighị n'oge ahụ, ha nwere ike ịma nke ọma na enweghị mmasị.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Horyukaku Ihe Atụ meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Horyukaku Ihe Atụ ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Horyukaku Ihe Atụ na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The theme of designs are harmony of traditional Japanese and European designs.
Traditional Japanese motifs were drawn by incorporating the styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
The flowers drawn on the frame are peony and plum, which are often used in traditional Japanese patterns.
It is also based on the commercial design of the Meiji and Taisho eras in Japan (1868-1926).
During this period, many excellent designs inspired by European design were produced in Japan.
Dimensions & Packaging: Data size : 4556 x 6891 pixel, 600dpi, RGB.
It can be printed on paper of any size.
Tags: samurai, traditional, Japanese art, kimono, kabuki, fantasy, vintage, classic,
Production Technology: These works is produced through a unique process.First hand-drawn painting was made and then colored in Photoshop. This way makes it possible to get closer to the quality of a real vintage design.
Design Challenge: The kimono is intricately turned over to show that wind is blowing on a high place.trails of blood indicate heavy fighting.It was hard to draw them, however they create a dramatic effect.
Research: A clear outline like an ukiyo-e.
It also creates a taste like an old Western picture book.
Inspiration: Inspiration for the illustrations come from Japanese classic literature Nanso Satomi Hakkenden.This work depicts a scene where the cornered hero fights on the castle Horyukaku.He is desperately climbing on the roof to survive.A popular scene in Kabuki.
Japanese classical literature is becoming unfamiliar even to the Japanese.However, its charm has not faded even today.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 and finished in April 2019.
Operation Flow: This illustration can attract people's attention and lead them to a world of fantasy. It may also be an opportunity to come into contact with classical literature.
Image Credits: Image #1-5 : Illustrator / Aihara Nico