The 1995 screenprint on paper features a white background with a black “NO.” The n and o are distinctly different fonts, with the n taking side stage off to the lower left of the dominating o. The edges of the n resemble a sans serif font while the o has more qualities of a serif…
While Shigeo Fukuda is best known for his posters, he infused his fascination with illusion in a variety of mediums from silkscreen to metalwork to sculpture. Fukuda’s use and understanding of shadows and negative space were key in translating his visual illusions into the third dimension. As in Belvedere, Fukuda often referenced the work of…