NEW PEOPLE TRAVEL POSTS LATEST EDITION
FEATURING AN INTERVIEW WITH ICONIC JAPANESE POP CULTURE ARTIST YOSHITAKA AMANO
New
Edition Features The Latest Installment Of An Ongoing Multi-Part
Interview With Famed Final Fantasy Character Designer Yoshitaka Amano
San Francisco, CA, February 19, 2013 –
NEW PEOPLE, Inc, a San Francisco-based entertainment company bringing
the latest examples of Japanese popular culture to North American
shores, has just posted its latest edition of NEW PEOPLE Travel,
an intriguing free Japanese pop culture web magazine. Readers are
invited to catch the latest installment of an ongoing multi-segment
interview with famed anime creator, character designer, and pop culture
artist Yoskitaka Amano. The interview is available now at: www.newpeople.jp/travel/eng/amano.html.
NEW
PEOPLE Travel is a unique web magazine that introduces Western
audiences to a variety of Japanese creators that work across borders and
the diverse scenery of Japan and journeys they have experienced. It
provides an opportunity to see Japan through the eyes of artistic
visionaries recognized around the world.
In
the latest exclusive NEW PEOPLE Travel interview segment, Yoshitaka
Amano sheds light on his highly evolved creative process and how he
conceives his designs. He interestingly cites diverse visual cues
ranging from the world
heritage site of the Kumano Shrine in Japan to the jewelry of Cartier
to the intricate costumes of kabuki performers as memorable influences
that he has incorporated into his work.
In
two previous NEW PEOPLE Travel interview installments with Yoshitaka
Amano, the artist discussed his unabashed love for U.S. pop culture and
concepts of Western fantasy. He went on to trace how he blends these
motifs with traditional Japanese motifs and how concepts based on both
Western and Asian mythology often permeate his work.
“Yoshitaka
Amano personifies the essence of Japanese pop culture, drawing his
influences from both modern and traditional influences, and his work has
become internationally recognized for its striking visual power,” says
Seiji Horibuchi, the founder of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. “These interviews are a
rare opportunity for readers to gain insights into what moves and
influences this icon of the pop art world. Don’t miss the new
installment that just posted on New People Travel!”
Yoshitaka
Amano was born on March 26, 1952 in Shizuoka, Japan and famously became
a character designer at Tatsunoko Productions beginning at age 15 until
going independent in 1982. In 1987, he worked on the concept designs
for the Final Fantasy
video game and gained a massive international following. He also
collaborated with other artists and writers on several theater set
designs and illustrations for novels. Around 1995, Amano began to do
lithograph work and held solo exhibitions in 1997 and 1999 New York.
Since 2002, he has gone on to exhibit in London, Paris, France, Germany,
and Hong Kong. In 2009, his DEVA LOKA USA
exhibition opened at NEW PEOPLE in San Francisco, California and
displayed a never before seen colorful vividness and boldness
captivating viewers with a daring depiction of the moment of creation,
pulling out the definite presence of the infinite power of life. Amano’s
latest work— DEVA ZAN – is now available through Dark Horse.
NEW PEOPLE Travel is now available at: www.newpeople.jp (select ENGLISH from the menu bar), or at: www.newpeople.jp/travel/eng/index.html.
More information on NEW PEOPLE is available at www.newpeopleworld.com.
About NEW PEOPLE, Inc.
Based in San Francisco, California, NEW PEOPLE, Inc. (www.newpeopleworld.com)
offers the latest films, art, fashion and retail brands from Japan
through its unique entertainment destination as well as through
licensing and distribution of selective Japanese films as well as
various forms of entertainment. NEW PEOPLE Entertainment (www.newpeopleent.com),
a film division of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. strives to offer the most
entertaining motion pictures straight from the "Kingdom of Pop" for
audiences of all ages, especially the manga and anime generation, in
North America. Some titles include DEATH NOTE, GANTZ, KAMIKAZE GIRLS,
and THE TASTE OF TEA.
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Artist Yoshitaka Amano
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