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A series that uses a single hiragana character or a letter of the alphabet as the motif. The letters and characters are likened to geometric shapes such as a circle and square, and movement is added by using grainy gradations effectively. “Work: I” reflects the pursuit of the letter’s shape itself, while “Work: tsu” makes us imagine the trail that is left in writing the character.

This series uses the alphabet “Q” as the motif, and shows how the letter begins to move on the screen, turns into a cylinder, then to a sphere, transforming into various different shapes in each differently numbered work. The two pieces of work shown here feature a contrast of vivid primary colors being defined by black, and sometimes by a little bit of white that is used in some works. This color composition resonates with the formative design to produce effects exceeding those of the number of colors actually used.

A fun special website for the IKKO TANAKA ISSEY MIYAKE No. 3 series, with information on the series and the design of each product. Click the link below to access it.