WPPD
2004 JAPAN Poster
Artwork by Isamu Akino
Fuji, a solid mass of energy with
its red magma whirling inside.
In front is Isamu-style Jomon pottery.
Jomon clay figure and stone figure in front of a backdrop of red and indigo
representing day and night.
To the top right is the moon and Shimafukuro Owl, northern totem of the Japanese
archipelago, "Yaponesia"
To the top left is the sun and the whale from the south.
As Isamu puts it, this is the new mandala for this archipelago.
This painting emits the message to the true, peaceful way of life in harmony
with all life upon mother nature, Jomon is the symbol of such way of life.
This painting expresses the spirit of this archipelago that is still alive.