{"title":"KOUYOU KITAZUMI","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn into a family of calligraphers, with both her great-grandfather and grandmother practicing the art, KOUYOU KITAZUMI(北住 紅耀) began studying Japanese calligraphy at the age of six.\r\n\r\nAt twelve, she attained the highest rank of 8-dan. At fifteen, she became the only candidate nationwide that year to attain the highest rank of 7-dan in the Modern Calligraphy Division. In the same year, she became the youngest person ever to qualify as an Assistant Professor of Calligraphy and the youngest to serve as a calligraphy juror. At twenty-three, she qualified as a Master Calligrapher through the Japan Society of Calligraphy Education. Since childhood, she has received more than 70 awards and distinctions in calligraphy exhibitions and competitions.\r\n\r\nAlongside her practice as a calligrapher, KOUYOU KITAZUMI has built an international career as a Creative Director and Designer, working across Japan, the United States, Sweden, Finland, Spain, and beyond. She has led creative direction, design, and branding for global brands around the world. In both 2023 and 2024, she was ranked No. 1 worldwide in the Global Brand Design Ranking for advertising brand design, and No. 2 worldwide in the 2009–2025 all-time Design Leaderboard for advertising design. She has also served as a jury member for the Effie Awards Global Best of the Best.\r\n\r\nHer calligraphic practice is equally international. Her work has been presented across the United States, South Korea, Finland, Sweden, Spain, and other countries, and she has conducted workshops at universities, galleries, and international design conferences.\r\n\r\nAt the heart of her practice is the intersection of two disciplines: traditional Japanese calligraphy and design.\r\n\r\nThe brushwork, ink, line, negative space, and rhythm cultivated since childhood meet the typography, composition, color, art direction, and brand design thinking developed throughout her career at the forefront of global design. By reconstructing these elements as a single visual expression, she seeks to liberate calligraphy from the conventional boundaries of written language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eARTSY FARTSY has 5 works by \u003cstrong\u003eKOUYOU KITAZUMI\u003c\/strong\u003e. The work returns again and again to Japanese calm and minimalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere the work fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the works are suited to \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/wall-art-guide\/posters-for-the-living-room\"\u003ethe living room\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery print is made to order in our studio in Copenhagen on 230 g matte fine art paper, in five sizes from 21×30 to 100×140 cm, with frames in oak and black for all of them. Want it ready to hang? Our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/wall-art-guide\/our-framing-service\"\u003eframing service\u003c\/a\u003e fits the frame before it ships. Meet more of the people behind the prints in \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/guides\/meet-the-artists\"\u003emeet the artists\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cloud-kouyou-kitazumi","title":"Cloud - KOUYOU KITAZUMI","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single Japanese character for cloud, kumo, is written in one flowing black brushstroke down the middle of a white page. Beside it FORM, WITHOUT FORM. is set in bold black capitals, and a small line at the bottom gives the character, its reading and the artist's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapanese calligraphy in black ink combined with modern typography. KOUYOU KITAZUMI is a Japanese master calligrapher and creative director who has studied calligraphy since childhood and joins it with contemporary design. 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To the left BEYOND THE SUMMIT. is set in bold black capitals, and a small line at the bottom gives the character, its reading and the artist's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapanese calligraphy in black ink combined with modern typography. KOUYOU KITAZUMI is a Japanese master calligrapher and creative director who has studied calligraphy since childhood and joins it with contemporary design. 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