Oslo Norway (Norwegen) - The Sunny Capital (Die Sonnige Hauptstadt) - Vintage Travel Poster by Knut Yran c.1966 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print (Unframed) 17 x 22 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Knut Yran - Knut Otto Yran (1920-1998) was a Norwegian illustrator, designer and author. He was a leading performer in Norwegian advertising and book art in the 1950s and worked 15 years as chief designer for the electronics manufacturer Philips Knut Yran illustrated a lot of books and book covers, drawing postcards, record covers and not least posters, more with Norway's advertising and trolls, including the winning poster for the Oslo Winter Olympics in 1952. He also designed the back of the medal to the games. He won several first prizes in international drawing and design competitions, including the World Poster Championship for his gentle advertising figure Samegutten in 1959. It is still used as a packaging cutlery on the boxes with Joika.