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1970 41 years old |
Awazu raised his international recognition by being awarded both the Silver and Special Prizes in the International Poster Biennial Exhibit held at Warsaw, Poland for his posters, "Double Suicide" and "ANTI-WAR".
Designed many posters for Bungakuza theatrical troop and Beheiren (Vietnam Peace Federation) and book covers.
Awazu's fist serial comic strips,"Stetaro", based on Kunio Yanagida's anthropological perspectives, and "Yasujiro Urooboe" (llustrations) were serialized in Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper). Was a stage designer for Ningenza theatrical troop's show "Honegami-toge Hotokekazura (Vines from the Dead of Honegami Ridge)". |
| Interior design & decorations for the Osaka Golden Club. In which Awazu tried to sever all stereotypical day-to-day living styles and parodied Kairaku-no-sono in the space. |
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1971 42 years old |
Continued to draw with lines which became a foundation for his multi-colored line drawings after 1975.
Years after "Remi is Alive" (1958), Awazu accepted a commission to draw cut-in illustrations for the children's book African Folk Tales (Taihei-Shuppan). Awazu wrote in his 1978 essay that Minshu-tan (people's tales) seen in Tono Monogatari, Fuudoki and Nihon Reiiki gave readers superior images. One frequent feature of folk tales is of a discontinuity in logic or plot. Another feature is the coexistence of superior imagery and cruelty. |
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1972 43 years old |
Established a design studio in Ikuta, Kawasaki-shi. Hiroshi Hara was the architect of the building. Awazu Design Room, Ltd. moved from Tokyo to this location.
By request of the Yokohama City Government Awazu participated in the planning of the Kannai Promenade Project. He designed street tiles and symbol signs.
Created sea turtle reliefs in the Subway Ooka Station. The relief design was inspired by the folk tale "Urashima Taro" in "Fuudoki".
Worked on stage design for Ningyo-no-ie Theatrical Troop's "Sakurahime Azuma Bunshoo (The Tales of Princess Sakura)". |
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1973 44 years old |
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In October, Awazu was awarded the Ministry of International Trade and Industry Award for the best book design for his work "Gendai no Dento Kogei" (Kodansha Publishing Co.).
Awazu's many posters were influenced by Hokusai. In his essay, Awazu wrote that he was fascinated with Hokusai's strong devotion to pursue his art and his intense artistic expression. Awazu further wrote that his own poster design seen in, for example, posters for Bungakuza, were rooted in the idea of "anti design" once tried by Hokusai and other Ukiyoe artists.
Awazu commented that his posters produced during this period had the same dramatic foundation and basic formation of design as his previous works. But his of color usage and composition had evolved. This is strangely consistent with the fact that Awazu abandoned the mere functionality of posters for a time and paid attention to the core meanings of the expressed images.
Collaborated with movie director Masahiro Shinoda as an art director for movies "Chinmoku (Silence)" and "Kaseki no Mori (The Petrified Forest)". |
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1974 45 years old |
In May, Awazu held a one-man show at PARCO Shibuya and showed "Furyu" and other private films.
Invited as a judge for the 7th International Poster Biennial Exhibit in Warsaw.
Took charge of the art direction of the movie "Himiko" (director Masahiro Shinoda) and "Denen ni Shisu (Death in the Field)" (director Shuji Terayama) and of the stage design of the play "Shakespeare in Tempo 12th".
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1975 46 years old |
Became a member of the Exhibition Committee of the National Museum of Ethnology. At the same time, Awazu designed the museum patio which was completed in 1977.
Published "Zokei Shiko Note (Thinking Eye)" (Kawade Shobo Shinsha).
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1976 47 years old |
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"Tokyo Three-Penny Operetta" |
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In the spring, Awazu traveled in the United States from the east to the west coast.
Devised the basic plan for the exhibit in the Little World (anthropological museum) in Nagoya.
Wrote the script and did the art direction for the Geinoza production, "Tokyo Three-Penny Operetta". |
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1977 48 years old |
In May, Awazu traveled to Spain for a month as an editor for the book "Works of Antonio Gaudi".
In September, he traveled to Brazil to exhibit his work at the Sao Paolo Biennial. |
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1978 49 years old |
Participated in "Performance & Object 1978" in which he used 50 rocks from the Tamagawa river bed.
Produced a 16 mm film called "Gaudi" and took a leading role for the Gaudi Exhibition held at Sogetsu Kaikan.
Published "The Works of Kiyoshi Awazu" (Kodansha Publishing Co.). |
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1979 50 years old |
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Attended the Aspen International Design Conference and became a conference panelist. |
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