Optical jokes, negative space and impossible viewpoints dominate the visual books associated with Shigeo Fukuda. His work repeatedly uses negative space, impossible forms, shadows and viewpoint changes to make one image become another, so books under his name are primarily visual experiences rather than prose-driven studies. Collections and exhibition publications often reproduce poster designs alongside sculptures in which a chaotic object resolves into a recognisable silhouette from one precise angle. Fukuda’s humour is clean, conceptual and immediate, making the work accessible even without specialist design knowledge. Those qualities place the books near graphic design, optical illusion, visual communication and puzzle-like art, alongside Escher and other artists interested in perception. Read more Less
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