IMAGINARIUM

[Machine Translation] Imagination and fantasy light up her brush, bringing both light and darkness with them. junaida (1978-) is an artist whose picture books "Michi", "No", "Monster Garden" (all from Fukuinkan Shoten) and other recent publications have all been the talk of the town. The mysterious world reminiscent of Europe, with finely detailed figures and backgrounds, is filled with bright colors. The mysterious world where brightness and darkness coexist in vivid colors is attracting a great deal of attention. This book is a catalogue published in conjunction with the junaida exhibition "IMAGINARIUM," the first large-scale solo exhibition of junaida, who continues her tireless adventures. It contains a selection of works from picture books, art books, book covers, advertisements, and single-picture illustrations, as well as "Imaginarium," a series of three paintings created especially for the exhibition. This long-awaited book is a condensed version of junaida's imagination. The book is designed by Kozufish, the same company that designed "The Monster Garden" and "The Monster Garden". IMAGINARIUM" is a large format book with a different composition and printing style from picture books and art books.

光も闇も引き連れて絵筆に灯る想像と空想。絵本『Michi』『の』『怪物園』(すべて福音館書店)など、近年出版した絵本がいずれも話題の画家、junaida(ジュナイダ、1978‐)。ヨーロッパを思わせる謎めいた世界に、細密に描きこまれた人物や背景。鮮やかな色彩の中に、明るさと闇が共存する不思議な世界観が大きな注目を集めています。本書は、たゆまぬ冒険を続けるjunaida初の大規模個展、junaida展「IMAGINARIUM」にあわせて刊行する図録です。絵本や画集、書籍の装画、広告や一枚絵のイラストレーションからよりすぐった作品と展覧会のために描き下ろした三連画「IMAGINARIUM(イマジナリウム)」を収め、junaidaのインタビュー、400点を超す展覧会の全出品作の情報を網羅。junaidaのイマジネーションが凝縮した、待望の一冊です。ブックデザインは『の』『怪物園』などのデザインを手掛けるコズフィッシュが担当。大きな判型に、絵本や画集とは異なる構成と印刷で表される「IMAGINARIUM」です。