Yasu Kamekura's Influence On Japanese Architecture

Yusaku Kamemura - A successful designer, teacher and writer.

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Born in the Niigata prefecture in Japan in 1915, Kamekura can be considered as a leader within the first generation of modern graphic designers in the world. He is a representative of how an individual could massively shaped the future of a creative industry.

Kamekura has almost than half a century worth of experience in the design world. He is a key figure in the emergence of Japanese contemporary design as a significant presence on the international stage in the years following the Second World War, He become one of the influential design leader, therefore earned him the title of ‘The Boss’ in Japanese design circles.

”Under his leadership, Japanese graphic designers

Yusaku Kamekura was one of them, He’s concerned with the strength of western influence over the Japanese designer that would make Japanese design no longer have the ‘Japanese aspect’ in it.

Therefore, with the influence he gained from the western influence and the Japanese traditional sensitivity that he has, he combined both of them and created a magnificient result. He created works that have international style of modernism and minimalism without losing it’s own national idetinty and cultural heritage.

Reflection

In my opinion, Indonesian people tend to easily receive influence, especially Western influence. In this situation, the role of a figure like Yusaku Kamekura is very important. Just like Japan, our country is also considered as a country that has many and diverse types of cultural and traditional heritages. In the present situation, when there is still many Indonesian designers who prefer to follow the international style without caring about the cultural aspects of our country, the figure of a Yusaku Kamekura can be a great ideal example where he could incorporate international style with cultural and heritage aspect to produce an interesting and magnificent arts with his own unique