A colleague of mine who is studying
graphic design drew my attention to the work of Takanori Aiba. He is a 59-year-old
Japanese concept maker and art director for architectural spaces. Since 2003,
Aiba used his skills as an illustrator and an architect to create miniature three
dimensional fantasy city-scapes. His work is fascinating (see it for yourself
at: http://www.tokyogoodidea.com/galleries),
but what impressed me the most is his Bonsai Series. Apparently, Aiba used to
play with bonsai as a child and he created the Bonsai Series to reconnect with one
of his original inspirations to create miniature worlds. To me, Takanori Aiba’s
Bonsai Series is the most innovative approach to bonsai. However, I will let
you be the judge. The images below are reproduced with the permission of Tokyo
Good Idea Development Institute.
Images above: Bonsai-B (42 × 37 × 48 cm) and the concept drawing.
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