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‘A study of some of the techniques used by Akira Yoshizawa
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foo much om apy isolated technique
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tye he ster or the fet of the nm on 8 ake. These aks re alvays far ess
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rang ots designs, tary hemos fined erin mpi In pating gether
‘hvac hve resi my Souees toto of he boks whch el cm beconsseted
thomost aot, aswell as fw other sources ised below
(Oriani Dekh 1 (Gren sonr with vo mauve pesos)
Pid ty Katara Sob Co Lid 157, eised 1969
‘vga Doluon 2 (Be coer with white esis stars)
Pad by Karaka Sha Co id 1985, ISBN 4308-00804
‘Oru mazarine No 5 (Se 1958) Pike by jain Ie
(nium: by Alea Yoshizawa: Vso poducol by Kinoknya 1997 -ISBNE906309,
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ase and Flowers by Ara Yoshizawa
In Organi Doktion 1 (page 2426) and Origami Dokabos 2 gage 38) Yoshizawa
shows chnrtsofbases wich huss quel ths ae the bse and the fog bse
pled ot ay tosquares bios 5/120 degre amis ight ned angle and
seq! bale
In Dok 1 h ads ts of varios models which can be fled fom cach tase at
well a fire evelopment of the approaches n erease-patem frm. Poop
‘ths ses ander variations ae shown in Dao (page 8)
Sot seems to meth, cress such t Nes El, Fred Roe, Jobm Montl
Robert tang and Dokott Nakano, Aza Yoshzava is not a pet inovatr of)
this Forms o aia Siam geonts. His Bases stem fom mlpcaos ot
Cision ofthe dona shapes nate proves quite conning fate dost
teed compos cw semis, nd achive acount whut the we know
‘rina ses
‘Las yen Trcxve vide rade by Yoshizawa which ia fin ecrd this week,
td sows sequnce of i folding a an, tasted in Organ Dako | (pas
(35, Fore da fst prtclryeeting reminder of my wat o is stad in 1980,
tecaesYociana folded thissame design forme hen Taser aes mae the
tn" He begins o eat ner gle em wnt paper, a Tees ter the
anand preset ome? He ys
tries, and folds quickly” and
Aes Uses 2 walt fr bea
‘eves id, ig and amps
{he paper dae ding process
‘Tweets at aso wed forthe
stoping othe san He gt 0
Ferloce te fol nth respi
Giawers ftom time to” time,Te Masters Touen
inerping the soueace. He gives cave to the pape on ihr side fr the gente
revere fold oth eck and by.
“We watch ia revere ence nde i's ot possible odo ces. Hee i
‘nastr at work and Tm pvlepes to wise it Heats ea flee by, wins
‘ut, wis, Agni the amer i usd fo ate th ead
“Alla ited. He seems stsiod fens the design now, butts abel
suggestion ang Subse
Yoshizawa ie very skill at
pormying ie and movereat
Iris onigan venation of
Tong teats and equ
the Work is perl bens
fine deta soe. Th the
Feit by sgestion
fudsubty ands cmt
flan soit erenes, rater han by photographie dpion.
‘A fine example of thi is sbown in Oru magazine no 5 (Summer 194) in which
feared detailed 16 page acl with beni photographs of Aka Yoshicnwas
‘werk In paula aecour photograph at he fot of page? sows hse wi gs
ierelysigustd by gee plese and moulding The horse nevriles conveys 9
tremendous ese of ote, appeing 1 be cng fl seed
Yoshizawa orga can seem tothe cal views ta be careless presentations ofthe
subj, wih marks and sdeton in he poper, ot common ssid with he
Preision nd geometry of rgamt However ese “sce are part of hs sila te
‘afl considered to ad othe sme of Me and ner poycogy ofthe subject
“Acoparisn of Yoshizawa original wha photograph fhe act wl eval may
‘eal discrepancies an ove bers ake wl propertos yet h over inpeson
‘ofthe gam version wal safes completely may even sn moe “rea” ton
the sbject inet
Problem soving
Tanalisine photographs appear in the Books of Akin Yoshizawa showing examples of