Richard III Iphosta by Jisuke Matsuda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Igrafikhi Competition Category.

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Richard III Iphosta

by Jisuke Matsuda

Client: Create Theatre Poster

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Igrafikhi Category

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The Design

About Richard III Iphosta

Leli phosta liveza imizwa eqinile yomuntu—ukuphelelwa lithemba, isifiso, nosizi olukhulu. U-Richard III uvela njengomelana oheha: ohloniphekile kodwa obuthakathaka, ekhumbuza udonga lwenqaba yaseJapan elugugwe yisikhathi. Amatshe ahlakazekile kulo mklamo abonakala njengezingcezu zenqaba yakhe nenhliziyo yakhe eziphukile. Isizinda esiluhlaza nokushicilelwa okuphakanyisiwe kuvusa imisele edindayo, njengaleyo ezungeze iqhwayi, lapho kubonakala ukuthi ukuzinikela kwakhe kushone khona. Ukubhalwa kwegama lakhe kuxubene nala matshe, kukhombisa ukuxakeka kwesiphetho sakhe.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Richard III Iphosta iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Richard III Iphosta ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Richard III Iphosta iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This poster shows the strong emotions of human beings. Richard III is a fascinating villain. He is noble, like a Japanese castle made of stones on the foundation. But he is also fragile. The background of the piled stones is the image of the seabed, and it undulates like a coral reef. His ambitions have sunk. And the characters of Richard III and Shakespeare express typography in an entwined manner like algae and seaweed.
Dimensions & Packaging: 728mm x 1030mm
vertical
Tags: poster, theatre, theater, Shakespeare, play, stage
Production Technology: Offset printing
Embossing Effect
Design Challenge: It is a work that has been visualized innumerably so far. In order to revive it as a fresh work that I have never seen, it was necessary to deeply interpret the work itself. However, the original text was a non-native language and had some difficulties. On the technical side, it was necessary to create a delicate embossing effect in order to add depth to the work. For that reason, the print plate is divided into multiple parts.
Research: This project is part of an academic study of Shakespeare's classical drama. Even today, the goal is to reinterpret the works of the most influential playwrights in line with the times. Both the original English and the Japanese translation are used for the research. It is the role of this poster to visually show the new charm, and it is required to be modern and novel in color and composition. As typography, both English and Japanese used in the research are fused.
Inspiration: Shakespeare's play still excites, saddens and impresses us. When reading and looking at his play, we are not facing a difficult classics. His work is full of the fundamental human truth. In his plays, strong emotion and love who we forget is overflow. This series is an attempt to reconstruct that secret with contemporary posters.
Project Duration: This work is one of Shakespeare's series, which started in Tokyo (Japan) in 2015 and continues as now. Especially This poster was constructed for the creation of the series "Love and emotion" announced in 2020.
Operation Flow: Although it is a poster for domestic events, it has been introduced all over the world and has a strong presence through the participation exhibitions of many international competitions.
Patents: Created by Jisuke Matsuda
Image Credits: Image #1 : Jisuke Matsuda, Optional Image #1 : Jisuke Matsuda, Optional Image #2 : Jisuke Matsuda, Optional Image #3 : Jisuke Matsuda, Optional Image #4 : Jisuke Matsuda