Neo-Tokyo: The backgrounds of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira (1988) K–E B.L. 12
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Neo-Tokyo: The backgrounds of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira (1988) K–E B.L. 12
A catalogue of 250 meticulously detailed hand painted backgrounds from Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 masterpiece Akira.
Each frame in the catalogue documents the incredible work executed by forty-two artists across four production studios between Japan and South Korean. It prioritises the incredibly rich and beautiful interior and exterior architecture of the film, which sits at the back of frame. It brings these amazing cityscapes and subterranean worlds to the front, making them the focus.
Each frame is the raw frame, where no action is in the foreground. Time stamped at the exact moment it appears in the film.
Published and distributed by Knowledge Editions | 84 pgs colour – perfect bound | 143 x 228 mm | First edition, 2023 | Edition of 50
Published on the occasion of Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair 2023 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. [10–13.08.2023]