“Hiroshima Appeals” poster features railings from Peace Bridge
Aug. 1, 2012
by Hiroshi Ebisu, Staff Writer
On July 30, the Japan Graphic Designers Association and the Hiroshima International Cultural Foundation presented this year’s “Hiroshima Appeals” poster, which appeals for nuclear abolition and peace at home and abroad. The title of this year’s poster is “HEIWA O HASHI,” or “Peace Bridge.” The image for the poster incorporates the motif of railings from Peace Bridge, which spans the Motoyasu River and flows past Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The bridge was designed by the late sculptor Isamu Noguchi.
The poster was drawn by art director Yukimasa Okumura, 64, a resident of Tokyo. He spent roughly 100 hours creating the poster, drawing a detailed hemisphere on both ends of the railings which symbolizes the sun. Mr. Okumura then completed the drawing in subtle colors.
Mr. Okumura, the first post-war creator of the Hiroshima Appeals poster, said: “I’m not familiar with the A-bomb damage firsthand so to take on the theme of the A-bombed city of Hiroshima, I chose a method that involved taking my time and drawing the picture by hand.”
The first Hiroshima Appeals poster was created in 1983. Because the poster has not been produced every year, this marks the 15th Hiroshima Appeals poster. A total of 1,000 of the B-1 size posters will be printed and sold at bookshops in the city of Hiroshima, among other places, for 1,050 yen each. Along with previous Hiroshima Appeals posters, this year’s poster will be exhibited from August 9 to 16 at the building which once housed the Hiroshima Branch of the former Bank of Japan in downtown Hiroshima.
(Originally published on July 31, 2012)
On July 30, the Japan Graphic Designers Association and the Hiroshima International Cultural Foundation presented this year’s “Hiroshima Appeals” poster, which appeals for nuclear abolition and peace at home and abroad. The title of this year’s poster is “HEIWA O HASHI,” or “Peace Bridge.” The image for the poster incorporates the motif of railings from Peace Bridge, which spans the Motoyasu River and flows past Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The bridge was designed by the late sculptor Isamu Noguchi.
The poster was drawn by art director Yukimasa Okumura, 64, a resident of Tokyo. He spent roughly 100 hours creating the poster, drawing a detailed hemisphere on both ends of the railings which symbolizes the sun. Mr. Okumura then completed the drawing in subtle colors.
Mr. Okumura, the first post-war creator of the Hiroshima Appeals poster, said: “I’m not familiar with the A-bomb damage firsthand so to take on the theme of the A-bombed city of Hiroshima, I chose a method that involved taking my time and drawing the picture by hand.”
The first Hiroshima Appeals poster was created in 1983. Because the poster has not been produced every year, this marks the 15th Hiroshima Appeals poster. A total of 1,000 of the B-1 size posters will be printed and sold at bookshops in the city of Hiroshima, among other places, for 1,050 yen each. Along with previous Hiroshima Appeals posters, this year’s poster will be exhibited from August 9 to 16 at the building which once housed the Hiroshima Branch of the former Bank of Japan in downtown Hiroshima.
(Originally published on July 31, 2012)
