Bamboo Forest Tōltēcayōtl Ixiptlahcuilōliztli by Takeo Hirose

Bamboo Forest Tōltēcayōtl Ixiptlahcuilōliztli by Takeo Hirose is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse in Tlaixcopinaliztli ihuan Tlaixcopinalpatlaliztli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

BronseTlaixcopinaliztli· 2020

Bamboo Forest Tōltēcayōtl Ixiptlahcuilōliztli

by Takeo Hirose

Client: Takeo Hirose

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse Winner in Tlaixcopinaliztli Category

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The Design

About Bamboo Forest Tōltēcayōtl Ixiptlahcuilōliztli

Takeo Hirose ōtlācatilōc Kyoto īpan, 1962. Ōpēhualti chicāhuac momachtia ixiptlahcuilōliztli īpan 2011 īcuāc Xapōn ōtlapōlōlōc huēyi tlālolīniliztli īca. Tlālolīniliztli īpampa ōmahcic īn cuāltin tlachializtli ahmō cēmihcac yehhuātl, zan pololtic, īhuān ōquittac huēyiyōtl ihcuilōz īn Xapōn cuālnezayōtl ixiptlahcuilōl īca. Īchīhualiztlī nāmiquiliztli ca nēxtīz huēhueh Xapōn tlahcuilōltōn īhuān tlīltlahcuilōltōn īncemānahuāc īca āxcān Xapōn yōllōnāmiquiliztli īhuān ixiptlahcuilōlli tōltēcayōtl. Yancuīc xihuitl ōchīuh tequitl īca ācatl nāmiquiliztli, in huel nāmiqui īca Xapōn.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse

Bamboo Forest Tōltēcayōtl Ixiptlahcuilōliztli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Bronse, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli tlachihualli in motenehua ipampa yancuic tlamantli, tlamatiliztli ihuan ixtlamatiliztli. In quicuicah Bronse ca tlachihualli in quipia toltecayotl ihuan quinextia in cenca miac nemiliztli ihuan tlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Bamboo Forest Tōltēcayōtl Ixiptlahcuilōliztli ca tlazohtli tlamantli, mahuiztic ihuan cualli. Ni dizayno in quicuic Bronse quipia cualli toltecayotl ihuan quitta in tlen tepiton. Bamboo Forest Tōltēcayōtl Ixiptlahcuilōliztli quipaquiltia in tlacah ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia in intlanequiliz.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: For the past few years the designer has produced the works in the motif of bamboo, which can be associated with Japan. In the project, he is trying to seize the reason why bamboo images strongly associates with Japan.
Dimensions & Packaging: Print size / A3 (297mm X 420mm)
Tags: bamboo, B&W, japan, oriental, monochrome, kyoto, asia, zen, cool, relax, suibokuga
Production Technology: The designer thinks the distinctive characteristics of bamboo are even more attractive in monochrome images using the modern techniques of photography.
At first he takes color photos, and develops them to monochrome images with photoshop and other sophisticated tools.
For development he uses Dell 8K monitor to express delicate touch and light & shade.
Design Challenge: Bamboo itself is very common in Japan, however it is not easy to extract the Japanese beauty from the common motif and create different types of works.
The designer has been trying to get close image to old Japanese paintings and Suibokuga (Japanese ink painting) by creative methods.
Research: The shots from bottom to top is suitable for expression of dignitiy of baoboo forests, while the designer found that the position of each bamboo is very important for the beauty of works.
He found the cyanotype tone suits the atmosphere of the bamboo forests most, and they look like contemporary Suibokuga.
Inspiration: Modern photo artists like Hiroshi Sugimoto and Andreas Gursky inspire the designer so much. However old Japanese artists like Hokusai, Hasegawa Tohaku, Zyakuchu, Ogata Korin etc. also inspire him a lot.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2016 in Kyoto and finished in December 2018 in Kamakura.
Operation Flow: The designer has visited many places of beautiful bamboo forests in Japan. He has also visited several night festivals at which bamboo forests are illuminated.
Actually, there are so many bamboos in Japan, however most are too dense or not trimmed by human, and such bamboo forests are not suitable for his works.
Image Credits: All images by Takeo Hirose