T-shirt | [Tokyo] Cityscape KŪKŌ_04

Artwork by Tomoyuki Takahashi, a printmaker based in Tokyo. __KŪKŌ-04___ __A Scene from a Japanese Airport__ "Close up it's dots, far away it's a photograph." This T-shirt is hand-printed using the silk-screen technique, with halftone processing applied to streetscape photographs taken by the artist himself. Visually, it employs a trick where the solid "dots" appear as a collection up close, but a landscape emerges when viewed from a distance. The simple composition of a white body with black ink fuses digital aesthetic calculations (halftones) with the warmth of manual craftsmanship (hand-printing). Each piece features a signature hashtag indicating the location's identity, making it a Plusmaru® item that allows you to wear a city's scenery not just as a record, but as a "memory." *As this is a made-to-order, hand-printed item, delivery may take some time. *The printed name tag inside the collar may slightly show through on the photographic print side. *As this is a made-to-order, hand-printed item, delivery may take some time. *The printed name tag inside the collar may slightly show through on the photographic print side. **[Model Wearing]** Size: XL Height: 183cm **[Specifications]** Fabric: 100% Cotton, 7.4 oz Super Heavyweight Fabric Print Area: Back: 52cm x 36cm (Photograph Area: Black) Front: 8cm x 5cm (Barcode Logo: Blue) Product Number: KŪKŌ-04 Hashtag: #kūkō ◆What is Halftone Processing? A printing technique that expresses tonal gradations and shading in an image by varying the "size and density of dots" within a single ink color. It has a visual effect where it appears as a mere collection of dots up close, but resolves into a photographic landscape when viewed from a distance. **Tomoyuki Takahashi | Printmaker** Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1986, currently residing in Tokyo. After experiences in apparel and various design fields, he established his silk-screen printing technique through self-study. Based on streetscape photographs he has taken, he creates posters, T-shirts, and other works at Plusmaru® that express cityscapes not just as records, but as "memories," by fusing the calculated aesthetics of digital halftones with the tangible feel of analog printmaking.