English / 한국어
Chance formation of meaningful signs is not unfamiliar in Ohara’s work. Even his more conventional letterings for book covers, for example, do not attempt to be faithful to existing letterform, typographic or calligraphic: rather, the characters are often so loosely constructed that their letter-like appearance feels almost accidental. Then again, it may be closer to the true nature of letters: after all, how much part of any letterform has actually been so consciously designed or inevitably determined?