PROJECT DESCRIPTION

from the publisher:
"In this book, Fujimura takes readers along on his meandering journey as an artist. We witness him making his “process-driven slow art”—using pulverized minerals, gold, or pigments made from oyster shell—as he considers the plants and wildlife on the land where he lives. He draws on Japanese aesthetics, modernist art, Christian theology, sado (art of tea), literature, ecology, and personal narrative, with inspiration ranging from William Blake’s poetry to the art of Mark Rothko and Josef Albers, and from the wisdom of Scripture and Japanese tea master Sen no Rikyū to the traditional Japanese painting technique called Nihonga.

Bringing together the author’s written reflections and his paintings, drawings, and photographs, Art Is invites us to see the world in prismatic and diverse lights, helping us navigate the fractured, divisive times we live in."

Design comments:
The juxtaposition of a rough brown craft paper jacket, stamped with the author’s calligraphy in gold foil, is meant to reflect how Fujimura sees and brings forth the sublime in and from the mundane, finding and creating meaning and beauty from anything life offers:
 
“Art is awareness. Art is being made aware of our world, full of wonderment and sorrows.” —Makoto Fujimura

BOOK INFORMATION

Trim Size: 6 x 7 3/4 inches

Number of Pages: 232

Binding Method: Smythe Sewn

Paper: Eco Cairn Kraft 130g

Typefaces: Ivy Ora Text and Ivy Ora Display

CREDIT INFORMATION

Creative Director:

Art Director: Dustin Kilgore

Book Designer: Dustin Kilgore

Jacket/Cover Designer: Dustin Kilgore

Illustrator: Makoto Fujimura

Photographer:

Picture Editor:

Production Director: Joyce Ippolito

Production Coordinator: Katie Golden

Production Artist:

Other Credits: cover calligraphy and illustration by Makoto Fujimura

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